In case of rebellious behaviour, the husband is asked to urge his wife to mend her ways, then to refuse to share their beds, and as the last resort, husbands are allowed to admonish their wives by beating<SUP class=reference id=_ref-25>
[36]</SUP> (which is normally described as
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[37]</SUP><SUP class=reference id=_ref-27>
[38]</SUP> As Qur'an states:
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; max-width: 40em" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 3.6em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; COLOR: silver; PADDING-TOP: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left" vAlign=top>?</TD><TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em; PADDING-LEFT: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" vAlign=top>Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all).
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Qur'an,
4:34</CITE>
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