Nigeria: Muslim flogs his wife to death in an argument over Ramadan food

There is domestic violence in all cultures, but only in one does it have divine sanction. Islam doesn’t teach that man may kill his wife, but once you’ve allowed him to beat her, accidents will happen.

The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34

Muhammad’s child bride, Aisha, says in a hadith that Muhammad “struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: ‘Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?’” — Sahih Muslim 2127

Another hadith states: “Rifa`a divorced his wife whereupon `AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. `Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil (and complained to her (Aisha) of her husband and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating). It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah’s Messenger came, Aisha said, ‘I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!’” — Sahih Bukhari 7.77.5825

The victim also may have angered her husband so much that it made him believe that she had transgressed this Qur’anic dictate: “And it is not fitting for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and his messenger have settled a matter, that they should claim any say in the matter, and whoever is rebellious to Allah and his messenger, he indeed goes astray in obvious error.” (Qur’an 33:36)

“Bauchi bizman arrested for flogging wife to death over Ramadan food,” Punch, March 3, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a businessman, Nuru Isah, for allegedly flogging his 24-year-old wife Wasila Abdulahi, to death over an argument about the ingredients and fruits designated for breaking the Ramadan fast.

PUNCH Metro gathered from a statement by the Bauchi Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday, that the incident occurred on Saturday night in the Fadamam Mada area of the state.

Isah was said to have flogged Wasilah, who was his second wife, till she collapsed, and upon her collapse, she was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.

Wakil stated, “This unfortunate event arose from a misunderstanding between one Alhaji Nuru Isah, aged 50, a businessman at Central Market Bauchi and his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, aged 24, concerning handling food ingredients and fruits designated for breaking the Ramadan fast, which escalated into a violent confrontation.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, Alhaji Nuru Isah, is accused of using a cane to strike his wife, which resulted in her collapsing and becoming unconscious within their matrimonial residence.

“The victim was subsequently transported to the ATBU Teaching Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed her death.”…