Quote:Muslim Clerics on the Religious Rulings Regarding Wife-Beating

On January 14, 2004, Sheikh Muhammad Kamal Mustafa, the imam of the mosque of the city of Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, was sentenced by a Barcelona court to a 15 month suspended sentence and fined € 2160 for publishing his book 'The Woman in Islam.' In this book, the Egyptian-born Sheikh Mustafa writes, among other things, on wife-beating in accordance with Shar'ia law.

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Quote:On pages 86-87, Mustafa states: \"The [wife-]beating must never be in exaggerated, blind anger, in order to avoid serious harm [to the woman].\" He adds, \"It is forbidden to beat her on the sensitive parts of her body, such as the face, breast, abdomen, and head. Instead, she should be beaten on the arms and legs,\" using a \"rod that must not be stiff, but slim and lightweight so that no wounds, scars, or bruises are caused.\" Similarly, \"[the blows] must not be hard.\" [1]