Re: Muslim woman: Husband made me eat pork
^Inaya and HNK are right. Mental issues are a definite possibility. I’m not saying I don’t sympathize with her or that I think that her husband is a saint. I completely feel for her and I’m really not feeling bad for the guy. I’m just looking at this from a very practical perspective. Using mental issues/insanity as a defense is not an easy thing to do. Even if she gets off lightly, she’s going to have this on her record for the rest of her life which will have a massive and largely negative impact on her future. I just wish that she felt that she could have reached out to somebody or some organization…I feel really bad for her that she was driven to the point where she felt this was her only option. And it makes my blood boil that there are people out there (i.e. her husband) who feel it’s ok to say this stuff to their wives so long as they’re “not holding a gun to her head.” Again, I would like to emphasize that the men in our community need some serious education on how to treat their wives…just because you don’t use your fists doesn’t make you husband of the year. The Prophet (SAW) also emphasized “narmi” and kindness in terms of how one should treat one’s spouse. Threatening to sue her and hurting her family doesn’t fall under the definition of gentleness and kindness. Additionally, the Prophet (SAW) also counseled Muslims that they should always encourage other Muslims to do the correct and Islamic thing. Encouraging one’s wife to expose her body and consume haraam substances completely goes against that teaching.