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A Woman's Place

Question: Does Islam teach that women are under the charge of men?

Summary Answer: Men are in charge of women, according to the words of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

The Qur'an: Qur'an (4:34) - "Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them." Qur'an (2:228) - "and the men are a degree above them" Qur'an (33:59) - "Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them..."  Men determine how women dress. Qur'an (33:33) - "And abide quietly in your homes..."  Women are confined to their homes except when they have permission to go out. Qur'an (2:223) - "Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will." Wives are to be sexually available to their husbands in all ways at all times.  They serve their husbands at his command.  This verse is believed to refer to anal sex (see Bukhari 60:51), and was "revealed" when women complained to Muhammad about the practice.  The phrase "when and how you will" means that they lost their case. Qur'an (66:5) - "Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows and virgins"  A disobedient wife can be replaced.

From the Hadith: Bukhari (88:219) - "Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler." Bukhari (2:28) - Ingratitude toward her husband (ie. disobedience) can land a woman in Hell.  Muhammad explains why women comprise the bulk of Hell's occupants.  Bukhari (72:715) - A charming little tale in which a woman seeks Muhammad's help in leaving an abusive marriage, but is ordered by the prophet to return to her husband and submit to his commands. Bukhari (4:149) - Muhammad's wives are even trained to defecate on his command. Bukhari (48:826) - Women have a deficiency of intelligence, meaning that their decisions will not be comparable to a man's.   Bukhari (58:125) - Women are tradable commodities.  A Muslim with two wives offers a fellow Muslim his pick between the two.  Muhammad then arranges a wedding banquet.   Bukhari (62:81) - According to Muhammad, the most important part of a marriage contract is the unrestricted access that a man has to his wife's vagina.   Abu Dawud (567) - "...even though their houses are better for them."

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/022-man-in-charge-of-woman.htm