Domestic Abuse in Light of Verse 4:34

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Verse 34 in Sūrah Al-Nisā apparently explains that men are favoured over women. According to most English translations we find the word “beating”, that is if a wife shows immoral behaviour. Please clarify the true meaning of the verse, as there are many people who seem to be very…