men are overseers over women by reason of that wherewith allah hath made one of them excel over anot her and by reason of that which they expend of their substance. wherefore righteous women are obedient and are watchers in husbands absence by the aid and protection of allah. and those wives whose refractoriness ye fear exhort them and avoid them in beds and beat them but if they obey you seek not a way against them verily allah is ever lofty grand.
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