Do women have to be respectful to all men in KSA or just her husband

Question

If she has been disrespectful has the man got the rights to beat her or to tell her husband for him to do so

Answer 1

A wife must respect her husband and vice versa in Islam.

Now 'all men' is not applicable here, as a woman-strictly speaking- can only have contact with male relatives, such as her father, brother, uncle (i.e. the ones she is not allowed to marry) and the one he marries.

Again when you mean 'disrespectful' you have really to put it in the islamic context that governs marital relationships, which is also of the tradition.

In Islam part of the relationship between man and wife is the following:

he has an obligation to provide for her and protect her and she in return has to obey him, as long as what he says is within islam.

If he seizes to provide or protect, she has a right to divorce him and no longer needs to obey him.

Now if she neglects religious duties or if she starts to go out wherever she likes without discussion he has a right to warn her and as a second measure avoid her and even abandon her bed.

In the worst case- last resort-he has the right to beat her, as long as he does not cause injury. He cannot give her a black eye!

Anyhow, these are the rules, but many men will not beat their wife at all as it is not in their nature anyhow.

The majority will discuss.

Of course, you can always find the very violent type that will go very far in beating, but as said before in this case things are moving towards divorce anyhow--especially if the family of the wife is on the woman's side.

Answer 2

of course.....it is expected for every women to be respectful to all men and vice versa......

yes, he can report it to her husband for being disrespectful but not to the extent of beating her.....let her husband do the thing to her or let her promise not be disrespectful to anyone anymore.....

Answer 3

yep, I somewhat agree with Crispy...

In Islam men are taught to respect women... Mothers especially are respected.. and in total,, respect everyone and their feelings.. Remember the saying "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".. The golden rule!.... It applies in Islam...

and Yes as Crispy says.. If any man harrasses or disrespects a women in public, he will get it!... We dont tolerate that at all here in Saudi society...

And women as well are taught to be respectful to all also.. Men and women alike... That doesnt mean she has to obey a man if he tells her off in public.. NO.. more than likely.. she can tell a disrespectful man to remember his place.. I for one would certainly tell a man off in public if he did something to me...

Now having said all this.. This doesnt mean a women should be openly rude in public.. If she is, then someone needs to say something to her.. Usually what probably would happen is her husband would pull her aside and tell her off, or her relatives or even possibly any female companions of the other man who she was rude to..

you get my point.. Just dont do it!  

Answer 4

Women should respect their husbands, and the husbands should respect their wives.  It goes both ways.  The husband never has a right to beat his wife.  Some husbands may do that, but it happens no more here than it does in America or any where else in the world.  It's wrong no matter where you live and no matter what religion you are.

Answer 5

it really depends on how you define 'respectful'

in general (in islam) everyone should have good manners and good level or respect. irregardless of gender, race or religion.

and every woman and man, are brothers and sisters in islam, so, they must deserve good level of respect.

Then, you got the levels of respect:

- The biggest ever goes to the parents (and the mother has 3 steps higher than the father in this respect). So, it is not even to say "UFF" to them, irregardless the fact if they were good or bad to you.

- Then, is are the spouce respect, and both men and women got rights on each other.

- Then, there is the relatives respect, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins ...etc. It is a must to respect them, and visit them, even if they were bad.

That is the Islam rules and culture in Saudi in general.

When we talk about legal things, a girl can accuse me in public that I am harressing her (flirting with bad manners), and she can put me in trouble. Not a lot of trouble, but fair enough to ruin my weekend.

I remember, one time I was with a female relative in a nighbour country, and there was a loud fight in shopping center between a girl and a boy. My relative was so pissed off, that how can a guy even have the got to reply on a girl? How dis-repsectful is that.

Beating wives?

I tell you, if a man tell me to beat my wife or sister, I would think he just escaped of mental illness hospital.

If a man beat his wife, most likely it will be the end of their marriage.

Now, I don't say it does not happen, I think it happens all over the world in different ratios. But, if you hear about a story, it means there is something that is very very very wrong. We think of it as an ill thing.

Answer 6

Saudi Women are respectful, you dont even dare to look at her in 5 seconds... i am a Filipino, working here in KSA... Beating a wife is a different issue, every husband regardless of nationality need to advice his wife to the extend of beating her either physically or emotionally but not too much...  

Answer 7

EVERYONE SHOULD RESPECT EVERYBODY.

RESPECT YOU GIVE. YOU GET IT.

Answer 8

who said we beat our woman's its against Islam

Answer 9

Only to her husband, and the husband has to be respectful to his family.

No man can harm any women, actually if you are walking in the street and a woman comes and screams that you harmed her.. no body will believe you and they will only believe the woman :P