An-Nisa 4:34 الرجال قوامون على النساء بما فضل الله بعضهم على بعض وبما انفقوا من اموالهم فالصالحات قانتات حافظات للغيب بما حفظ الله واللاتي تخافون نشوزهن فعظوهن واهجروهن في المضاجع واضربوهن فان اطعنكم فلا تبغوا عليهن سبيلا ان الله كان عليا كبيرا ٣٤
ٱلرِّجَالُ
قَوَّٰمُونَ
عَلَى
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
بِمَا
فَضَّلَ
ٱللَّهُ
بَعۡضَهُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖ
وَبِمَآ
أَنفَقُواْ
مِنۡ
أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡۚ
فَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ
قَٰنِتَٰتٌ
حَٰفِظَٰتٞ
لِّلۡغَيۡبِ
بِمَا
حَفِظَ
ٱللَّهُۚ
وَٱلَّٰتِي
تَخَافُونَ
نُشُوزَهُنَّ
فَعِظُوهُنَّ
وَٱهۡجُرُوهُنَّ
فِي
ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ
وَٱضۡرِبُوهُنَّۖ
فَإِنۡ
أَطَعۡنَكُمۡ
فَلَا
تَبۡغُواْ
عَلَيۡهِنَّ
سَبِيلًاۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلِيّٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٣٤
Men are caretakers of women, since Allah has made some of them excel the others, and because of the wealth they have spent. So, the righteous women are obedient, (and) guard (the property and honor of their husbands) in (their) absence with the protection given by Allah. As for women of whom you fear rebellion, convince them, and leave them apart in beds, and beat them. Then, if they obey you, do not seek a way against them. Surely, Allah is the Highest, the Greatest.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَآءِ
(Men are the protectors and maintainers of women,) meaning, the man is responsible for the woman, and he is her maintainer, caretaker and leader who disciplines her if she deviates.
بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ
(because Allah has made one of them
…الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَآءِ
(Men are the protectors and maintainers of women,) meaning, the man is responsible for the woman, and he is her
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