The method of disciplining one’s wife

Question

The woman is told every good thing, that is, she is told to pray, to adhere fully to Islam, to do household service and so on, but despite being counselled she does not listen. In this case, what should be done with the woman according to the Qurʾan and hadith?

Answer

Sometimes she should be counselled with gentleness and love; sometimes she should be encouraged with the prospect of good treatment in this world; sometimes she should be reminded of the favours of Allah, the Pure, and the blessings of the Hereafter; sometimes, in anger, the food cooked by her hand should be left; sometimes lying beside her should be stopped; sometimes two or…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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