I Tell My Daughters To Slap Their Husbands Back If They Slap them - Emir Sanusi

 

Muhammad Sanusi II

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has revealed that he always urges his daughters when they are getting married not to tolerate domestic violence in their homes.

The Emir of Kano revealed that a staggering 45% of cases heard in nine Shari'a Courts in Kano over the past five years involved wife beating and domestic violence.

He added that he has made it a point of duty to advise his daughters when getting married, to slap their husband back if ever he slaps them, that they should stand up for themselves by defending themselves before seeking his help.

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The Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, underscored the urgent need to tackle domestic abuse, pointing out that wife beating is not only prohibited but also a criminal offense.

He made this known at the National Dialogue Conference on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention from an Islamic perspective. 

"Beating your wife or beating your daughter or beating a woman is prohibited. It is a crime. Let’s not even talk about handkerchief or chewing stick. It is just haram. It is prohibited. Allah says, All harm must be removed. And beating, gender-based violence is harm. And it must be removed.

It just does not make sense. Now I said it before, and I know I’ve been attacked for it, and I’ll continue saying it. When my daughters are getting married, I say to them, if your husband slaps you, and you come home and tell me my husband slapped me, without slapping him back first, I will slap you myself because I did not send my daughter to marry somebody so he can slap her. If you do not like her, send her back to me. But don’t beat her.

And we must teach our daughters not to take it. And also teach our sons that it is not allowed to happen. It is not acceptable. It cannot happen. We have to bring up our children to understand that violence against the body of another human being, whether it’s your brother, or your sister, or your son, or your daughter, or your wife, that v!olence against persons violates the basic dignity of a human being."