men are the protectors and maintainers of women because allah has given the one more than the other and because they support them from their means. therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient and guard in absence what allah would have them guard. as to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and illconduct admonish them refuse to share their beds beat them but if they return to obedience seek not against them means for allah is most high 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