HUSBANDS can beat their wives `lightly` if they disobey, according to a controversial recommendation made by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in its new Women Protection Bill.
Women have fought for their rights for decades in Pakistan, a country where so-called honour killings and acid attacks remain commonplace.
The proposal includes step-by-step guidelines on how men are to beat their wives. The document does suggest that violence be used only as a last resort for a wife`s disobedience. The CII suggests that any man who doesn`t follow the processes should be prosecuted.
Our Holy Prophet( peace be upon him) never beat his wives at all or mistreated them in any way. In fact, he said: `The best for you is the one who is the best to his wife`.
