Quote#Freedom
"Not one of you must whip his wife like whipping a slave."
Quote byThomas Patrick Hughes · 1838–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Islam, Entry Wifes, Muhammad's teaching on wives, as given in the Traditions. Quoted from T.P. Hughes: Dictionary of Islam..
English (original)
"Not one of you must whip his wife like whipping a slave."
— Thomas Patrick Hughes
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