Assalaamu `alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh brothers and sisters!
I have a question and I need an answer from a Islaamic perspective. If you know/have anything on this, do share.
In some cultures, they have this disturbing tradition in which the husband beats the wife to show her how much he "loves" her. I've witnessed it happen once before, though I don't think I was meant to- was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
So would I be in the wrong if I contacted the authorities if I was ever to witness another one of those incidents? Could be the husband beating his wife or, as I've heard of it happening, a wife beating her husband or just both of them close to killing one another.
I know Islamically we aren't supposed to get involved in other people's affairs.. And then culturally, when something goes wrong between the two, it's of course my fault--but am I just supposed to ignore it?
There were glass shards everywhere and the woman was getting choked, lots of screaming- that's really not something one can just ignore.
I have a question and I need an answer from a Islaamic perspective. If you know/have anything on this, do share.
In some cultures, they have this disturbing tradition in which the husband beats the wife to show her how much he "loves" her. I've witnessed it happen once before, though I don't think I was meant to- was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
So would I be in the wrong if I contacted the authorities if I was ever to witness another one of those incidents? Could be the husband beating his wife or, as I've heard of it happening, a wife beating her husband or just both of them close to killing one another.
I know Islamically we aren't supposed to get involved in other people's affairs.. And then culturally, when something goes wrong between the two, it's of course my fault--but am I just supposed to ignore it?
There were glass shards everywhere and the woman was getting choked, lots of screaming- that's really not something one can just ignore.