ent in mind, religion, and gratitude. There is no sacrifice shecan make to repay the favour he has done for her.The rights of Muslim women and men are as you might expect them to be.The women's rights are very simple as stated in the Quran, "It is that you shallgive her food when you have taken your food, that you shall clothe her when youhave clothed yourself, that you shall not slap her on the face, nor revile her,not desert her except within the house. Other than that she has no rights, hehas the right to beat her if she does one of four things. One if she doesn'twear the fineries wanted by the husband. Two if she refuses sexual intercourse.Three when she is told to bath and she refuses. Fourth when she goes abroadwithout permission of her husband. These are all legal caused for a man to beathis wife.It is also the right of the man to marry up to four wives and to have asmany slave girls as he sees fit. Adultery is one of the worst sins a man cancommit so Allah allows him to have four wives and as many slave girls as neededto satisfy his lust. Again freeing him from his lust allows him to be more atpeace and better able to pray to Allah. There is one provision dealing withslave girls though, a man is only allowed to have sexual intercourse with aslave girl if he has paid the extra amount of money to the seller for thatbenefit.Men also have all the rights after a divorce in matters dealing with thecustody of a child. "The conditions of the custody of the children is asfollows. First the wife should not reject Islam. If she rejects Islam, she hasno right to the custody of the children. Second, she must be of good characterfor if it was proven that she is corrupted by illicit sex, or theft, or has alow trade such as a professional mourner, or a dancer, she loses her right tocustody. Third, she is not allowed to marry anyone except the father of thechild. If she remarries, she has no right to custody, unless her new husband i...
