NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi
emphasised the importance of treating
wives
with respect and patience during a gathering, a video of which was shared by the party on X.
Challenging traditional stereotypes, stating that the Quran does not mandate specific
domestic roles
for wives, Owaisi said, "I have said this several times. That upset many people.
The Quran does not say that your wife must wash your clothes or cook for you or give you a head massage. In fact, it says the husband has no right to his wife's earning. But, the wife has the right to the husband's earning because she has to run the household."
Owaisi condemned the mistreatment of wives, including criticicing their cooking or resorting to violence. "My brothers, this is Islam. It is not (written anywhere). And then there are those who are cruel to their wives, who hit them. If you are true followers of the Prophet, tell me where he has laid his hands on a woman," he said. "There is no manhood in unnecessarily venting your anger on your wife or taking swipes at her. Manhood is tolerating her anger."
Sharing an anecdote, Owaisi recounted a complaint brought to an influential caliph about a wife's anger. "When Sahaba Rasul reached Farooq-e-Azam's home, he found that his wife was scolding him. He later told Farooq-e-Azam that he had come with the same complaint. Farooq-e-Azam told him, 'She is my wife, she guards my home's honour. She gave birth to my children, looks after them. She is human, if she tells me something (in anger), I listen. Brothers, develop this mindset."
Owaisi urged men to develop a mindset that appreciates and listens to their wives, rejecting the notion that answering back or waiting for them at home is offensive. "Here, some take offence if their wife answers back. Many keep chatting with friends till late into the night. Their wives and mothers wait for them at home. Understand these things, my brothers," Mr Owaisi said.
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