men are the protectors and maintainers of women because allah has made one of them to excel the other and because they spend from their means. therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient and guard in the husbands absence what allah orders them to guard . as to those women on whose part you see illconduct admonish them refuse to share their beds beat them but if they return to obedience seek not against them means . surely allah is ever most high most great.
الرجال قوامون على النساء بما فضل الله بعضهم على بعض وبما أنفقوا من أموالهم فالصالحات قانتات حافظات للغيب بما حفظ الله واللاتي تخافون نشوزهن فعظوهن واهجروهن في المضاجع واضربوهن فإن أطعنكم فلا تبغوا عليهن سبيلا إن الله كان عليا كبيرا