Another case of Muhammad being an inconsistent hypocrite comes from his treatment of his daughters in contrast to how he viewed other folks’ daughters.

For instance, Muhammad forbade Ali from marrying other women since it angered and hurt his daughter Fatima:

9 The Chapters on Marriage

(56) Chapter: Jealousy

It was narrated that Mishwar bin Makhramah said:

“I heard the Messenger of Allah when he was on the pulpit, say: ‘Banu Hisham bin Mughirah asked me for permission to marry their daughter to ‘Ali bin Abu Talib, but I will not give them permission, and I will not give them permission, and I will not give them permission, unless ‘Ali bin Abu Talib wants to divorce my daughter and marry their daughter, for she is a part of me, and what bothers her bothers me, and what upsets her upsets me.”

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 1998

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 154

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1998 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/9/154)

Fatima herself went to her father to complain about his empathy towards her feelings in order to manipulate him to stop Ali from take another spouse:

9 The Chapters on Marriage

(56) Chapter: Jealousy

‘Ali bin Husain said that Miswar bin Makhramah told him that:

‘Ali bin Abu Talib proposed to the daughter of Abu Jahl, when he was married to Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet. When Fatimah heard of that she went to the Prophet, and said: “Your people are saying that you do not feel angry for your daughters. This ‘Ali is going to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl.” Miswar said: “The Prophet stood up, and I heard him when he bore witness (i.e., said the Shahadah), then he said: ‘I married my daughter (Zainab) to Abul-As bin Rabi’, and he spoke to me and was speaking the truth. Fatimah bint Muhammad is a part of me, and I hate to see her faced with troubles. By Allah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah and the daughter of the enemy of Allah will never be joined together in marriage to one man.” He said: So, ‘Ali abandoned the marriage proposal.

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 1999

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 155

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1999 (https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/9/155)

And yet Muhammad had no qualms in gratifying his sexual desires by taking multiple women, even ones who shamefully offered themselves to him for the sole purpose of having sex with them:

O Prophet, We have made lawful for thee thy wives whom thou hast given their wages and what thy right hand owns, spoils of war that God has given thee, and the daughters of thy uncles paternal and aunts paternal, thy uncles maternal and aunts maternal, who have emigrated with thee, and any woman believer, if she give herself to the Prophet and if the Prophet desire to take her in marriage, for thee exclusively, apart from the believers — We know what We have imposed upon them touching their wives and what their right hands own — that there may be no fault in thee; God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. Thou mayest put off whom thou wilt of them, and whom thou wilt thou mayest take to thee; and if thou seekest any thou hast set aside there is no fault in thee. So it is likelier they will be comforted, and not sorrow, and every one of them will be well-pleased with what thou givest her. God knows what is in your hearts; God is All-knowing, All-clement. S. 33:50-51 Arberry

This caused specific Muslim women such as Aisha to frown upon these females for having no class or respect for themselves for boldly proposing to Muhammad:  

Thabit said:

“We were sitting with Anas bin Malik, and a daughter of his was with him. Anas said: ‘A woman came to the Prophet and offered herself to him. She said: “O Messenger of Allah, do you have any need of me?”‘ His daughter said: ‘How little modesty she had!’ He said: ‘She was better than you, because she wanted (to marry) the Messenger of Allah, and she offered herself to him.”

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 2001

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 157

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 2001 (https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2001)

And:

9 The Chapters on Marriage

(57) Chapter: The woman who offered herself (in marriage) to the Prophet

It ‘was narrated from Hisham bin ‘Urwah, from his father that ‘Aishah used to say:

“Wouldn’t a woman feel too shy to offer herself to the Prophet?” Until Allah revealed; “You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will.” She said: “Then I said: ‘Your Lord is quick to make things easy for you.”‘

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 2000

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 156

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 2000 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2000)

65 Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet)

(7) The Statement of Allah the Most High: “You (O Muḥammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again)…” (V.33:51)

Narrated Aisha:

I used to look down upon those ladies who had given themselves to Allah’s Messenger and I used to say, “Can a lady give herself (to a man)?” But when Allah revealed: “You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive any of them whom you will; and there is no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside (temporarily).’ (33.51) I said (to the Prophet), “I feel that your Lord hastens in fulfilling your wishes and desires.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4788

In-book reference: Book 65, Hadith 310

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 311 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4788)

The following report from Aisha highlights the pain and disappointment that Muhammad’s wives felt due to his selfish pursuit of multiple women for the sole gratification of his sexual lusts:

65 Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet)

(7) The Statement of Allah the Most High: “You (O Muḥammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again)…” (V.33:51)

Narrated Mu`adha:

`Aisha said, “Allah’s Messenger used to take the permission of that wife with whom he was supposed to stay overnight if he wanted to go to one other than her, after this Verse was revealed:– “You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives) and you may receive any (of them) whom you will; and there is no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside (temporarily). (33.51) I asked Aisha, “What did you use to say (in this case)?” She said, “I used to say to him, “If I could deny you the permission (to go to your other wives) I would not allow your favor to be bestowed on any other person.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4789

In-book reference: Book 65, Hadith 311

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 312 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4789)

Muhammad was truly a vile, womanizing sexual deviant and false prophet who failed to practice what he preached.

FURTHER READING

Muhammad’s Inconsistency (in making laws binding upon the Muslim community but granting exceptions to himself)

The Prophet of Sensuality and Inconsistency

Muhammad the Womanizing Sensualist

Muhammad’s Christian Sex-Slave

Muhammad’s Adulterous Lust for a Married Woman

Was Mariya the Wife or Concubine of the Prophet?

More of Muhammad’s Inconsistencies

Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages: A Dawagandist Seeks to Defend the Indefensible

Muhammad’s Multiplicity of Marriages

An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage Privileges

Muhammad and the treatment of wives

Never Shall He Be Satisfied: Responding to one Muslim Polemicist’s Defense of Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages

According to the allegedly sound ahadith Muhammad permitted and drank a type of fermented drink called Nabidh:

(9) Chapter: The permissibility of Nabidh so long as it has not become strong and has not become intoxicating

Ibn ‘Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared for Allah’s Messenger in the beginning of the night and he would drink it in the morning and the following night and the following day and the night after that up to the afternoon. If anything was left out of that he gave it to his servant, or gave orders for it to be poured out.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2004a

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 100

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4971 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2004a)

Ibn ‘Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared for Allah’s Messenger in the waterskin, Shu’ba said:

It was the night of Monday. He drank it on Monday and on Tuesday up to the afternoon, and If anything was left out of it he gave it to his servant or poured it out.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2004b

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 101

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4972 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2004b)

Ibn Abbas reported that raisins were steeped in water for the Messenger of Allah and he would drink it on that day and on the next day and on the following day until the evening of the third day. He would then order it to be drunk by (other people) or to be thrown away.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2004c

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 102

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4973 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2004c)

Ibn Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared from raisins for Allah’s Messenger in the waterskin and he would drink it on that day and on the next day and the day following and when It was the evening of the third day, and he would drink it and give it to (his Companions) and if something was left over, he threw that away.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2004d

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 103

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4974 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2004d)

Yahya Abu ‘Umar al-Nakhai reported that some people asked Ibn Abbas about the sale and purchase of wine and its commerce. He asked (them):

Are you Muslims? They said, Yes. Thereupon he said: Its sale and purchase and its trade are not permissible. They then asked him about Nabidh and he said: Allah’s Messenger went out on a journey and then came back and some persons amongst his Companions prepared Nabidh for him in green pitcher, hollow stump and gourd. He commanded it to be thrown away, and it was done accordingly. He then ordered them (to prepare it.) in a waterskin and it was prepared in that by steeping raisins in water, and it was prepared in the night. In the morning he drank out of that and on that day and then the next night, and then on the next day until the evening. He drank and gave others to drink. When it was morning (of the third night) he commanded what was left of that to be thrown away.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2004e

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 104

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4975 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2004e)

Thumama (i. e. Ibn Hazn al-Qushairi) reported:

I met ‘A’isha and asked her about Nabidh (that was served to the Holy Prophet). ‘A’isha called an Abyssinian maid (servant) and said: Ask her (about it) for it was he, who prepared the Nabidh for the Messenger of Allah. The Abyssinian (maid-servant) said: I prepared Nabidh for him in a waterskin in the night and tied its mouth and then suspended it; and when it was morning he (the Holy Prophet) drank from it.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2005a

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 105

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4976 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2005a)

‘A’isha reported:

We prepared Nabidh for Allah’s Messenger in a waterskin, the upper part of which was tied and it (the waterskin) had a hole (in its lower part). We prepared the Nabidh in the morning and he drank it in the evening and we prepared the Nabidh in the night, and he would drink it in the morning.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2005b

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 106

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4977 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2005a)

Sahl b. Sa’d reported that Abu Usaid al-Sa’idi invited Allah’s Messenger to his wedding feast, and his wife had been serving them on that day while yet a bride. Sahl said ‘ Do you know what she served as a drink to Allah’s Messenger? She steeped the dates in water during the night in a big bowl, and when he (the Holy Prophet) had eaten food she served him this drink.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2006a

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 107

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 4978 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/muslim:2006a)

Umar, Muhammad’s companion, father-in-law and Islam’s second caliph, actually loved this drink:

45 Madina

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abd ar- Rahman ibn al-Qasim that Aslam, the mawla of Umar ibn al-Khattab informed him that he had visited Abdullah ibn Ayyash al-Makhzumi. He saw that he had some nabidh with him and he was at that moment on the way to Makka. Aslam said to him, ”Umar ibn al-Khattab loves this drink.” Abdullah ibn Ayyash therefore carried a great drinking bowl and brought it to Umar ibn al-Khattab and placed it before him. Umar brought it near to him and then raised his head. Umar said, “This drink is good,” so he drank some of it and then passed it to a man on his right. When Abdullah turned to go, Umar ibn al-Khattab called him and asked, “Are you the person who says that Makka is better than Madina?” Abdullah said, “I said that it was the Haram of Allah, and His place of security, and His House was in it.” Umar said, “I am not saying anything about the House of Allah or His Haram.” Then Umar repeated “Are you the person who says that Makka is better than Madina?” He replied, “I said that it was the Haram of Allah and His place of security, and His House was in it.” Umar said, “I am not saying anything about the House of Allah and His Haram.” Then Abdullah left.

Sunnah.com reference: Book 45, Hadith 20

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 45, Hadith 21

Arabic reference: Book 45, Hadith 1620 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/malik/45/20)

Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Said alKhudri returned from a journey and his family gave him some meat. He asked whether it was meat from the sacrifice. They replied that it was. Abu Said said, “Didn’t the Messenger of Allah forbid that?” They said, “There has been a new command from the Messenger of Allah since you went away.” Abu Said went out and made enquiries about it and was told that the Messenger of Allah had said,” I forbade you before to eat meat of the sacrifice after three days, but now eat, give sadaqa and store up. I forbade you before to make nabidh (by soaking raisins or dates in water), but now make nabidh, but remember every intoxicant is haram. I forbade you to visit graves, but now visit them, and do not use bad language.”

Sunnah.com reference: Book 23, Hadith 8

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 23, Hadith 8

Arabic reference: Book 23, Hadith 1038 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/malik/23/8)

To top it off, Muhammad even used Nabidh to perform ablution!

1 Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

(43) Chapter: Wudu’ Using An-Nabidh

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud:

AbuZayd quoted Abdullah ibn Mas’ud as saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qur’an the Prophet said: What is in your skin vessel? He said: I have some nabidh. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of fresh dates and pure water.

Sulayman ibn Dawud reported the same version of this tradition on the authority of AbuZayd or Zayd. But Sharik said that Hammad did not mention the words “night of the jinn”.

Grade: Da’if (Al-Albani)

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 84

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 84

English translation: Book 1, Hadith 84 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/abudawud:84)

(37) Chapter: Performing ablution with Nabidh

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that:

On the night of the jinn, the Messenger of Allah said to him: “Do you have water for ablution?” He said: “No, I have nothing, but some Nabidh in a vessel.” He said: “Good dates and pure water (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two).” So he performed ablution with it.

This is the narration of Waki’.

Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 384

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 118

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 384 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:384)

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas that:

On the night of the Jinn the Messenger of Allah said to Ibn Mas’ud: “Do you have water?” He said: “No, only some Nabidh in a large water skin.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Good dates and pure water.” (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two.) Pour it for me.” He said: “So I performed ablution with it.”

Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 385

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 119

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 385 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:385)

Ironically, the Shia sect along with the consensus of Sunni scholars and three of their four main schools (madhahib) of jurisprudence (e.g., Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali) consider Nabidh as coming under the prohibition of wine and intoxicants, and therefore forbid its consumption. The only Sunni school which permits it is the Hanafi madhab:    

It can easily be seen that the difficulty in this matter was caused by two circumstances. People were accustomed to prepare from all kinds of dates, from raisins and other fruits, drinks which only became inebriating if they were preserved for a long time and probably also if they were prepared after special methods. Where was the line of demarcation between the allowed and the prohibited kind? Several collections of traditions went so far as to mention nabidh among the drinks prepared by Mohammed’s wives and drunk by him (Muslim, Ashriba, trad. 79-89; Ahmad, 1. 232 sq., 240, 287, 320 sq., 336, 355, 369, 372; ii. 35 iii. 304, 307, 313 sq., 326, 379, 384 etc.). Abu Da’ud (Ashriba, bab 10) and Ibn Madja (Ashriba, bab 12) have preserved a tradition on this subject which is instructive. I translate Ibn Madja’s version: Says A’isha: “We used to prepare nabidh for the Apostle of Allah in a skin; we took a handful of dates or a handful of raisins, cast it into the skin and poured water upon it. The nabidh we prepared in this way in the morning was drunk by him in the evening; and when we prepared it in the evening he drank: it the next morn-jug.” In another tradition of the same bab Ibn Abbas says that the Prophet used to drink this nabidh even on the third day; but what was left then was poured out.

All this could, however, not persuade the majority of the faqih’s to declare nabidh allowed; three of the madhab’s as well as the Shi’a prohibit the use of nabidh. The Hanafi school, on the other hand, allows it, when used with moderation, for medicinal purposes, etc.

It would take us too far to give here a detailed survey of the opinions of the faqih’s of the madhhab’s it would be superfluous, to some extent at least, because the more important differences regard chiefly nabidh only. The following rapid survey is based on the Fatawa ‘Alamgiri, vi. 604 sqq. (cf. Sha’rani’s Mizan, Cairo 1279, p. 192 sq.).

Allowed according to the idjma is every non-fermented, sweet drink.

Prohibited (haram), according to the idjma, are wine and sakar of every kind. As to the wine there are six cases: to drink it in any quantity or to make use of it is haram; to deny this is kufr; to buy, sell, present it, etc., is haram; no responsibility (diman) rests on him who spoils or destroys wine (mutlifha); whether wine is a possession (mal) is an unsettled point; it is nadjis just as blood and urine; who drinks any quantity of it is liable to punishment.

Several kinds of products prepared by means of grapes (badhik, munassaf , etc. are prohibited according to the majority of the faqih’s.

Allowed, according to the majority of the faqih’s are tila’ (vide supra) or muthallath and nabidh from dates with the restrictions mentioned above. So is juice from grapes when the process of cooking has made to evaporate two-thirds. (Wine in Islam; bold emphasis mine)

What this means is that, according to the Shia and majoriy of the Sunni ulema, Muhammad was a hypocrite who didn’t practice what he preached since he allowed himself and his companions to consume a fermented drink, which for all intents and purpose is no different than wine.

For a more thorough, detailed discussion on this point make sure to read the following: WINE CONSUMPTION: MUHAMMAD FINDS A LOOPHOLE!

FURTHER READING

Muhammad’s Inconsistency (in making laws binding upon the Muslim community but granting exceptions to himself)

The Quran’s Prohibition of Intoxicants

Wine: Good or bad? 

Fully Detailed Or Incomplete? 

Satan’s Handiwork in Allah’s Garden?

Muhammad’s Incorporation of Satan’s Handiwork

More of Shabir Ally’s Lies Exposed Pt. 1, Pt. 2

The Islamic sources testify to the physical abuse which Muslim women underwent at the hands of Muhammad and his male followers.

For instance, a man beat his wife so badly that he broke her arm in the process:

13 Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)

(734) Chapter: Regarding Khul’

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Habibah daughter of Sahl was the wife of Thabit ibn Qays Shimmas. He beat her and broke some of her part. So she came to the Prophet after morning, and complained to him against her husband. The Prophet called on Thabit ibn Qays and said (to him): Take a part of her property and separate yourself from her. He asked: Is that right, Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes. He said: I have given her two gardens of mine as a dower, and they are already in her possession. The Prophet said: Take them and separate yourself from her.

Grade: SAHIH (Al-Albani)

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2228

In-book reference: Book 13, Hadith 54

English translation: Book 12, Hadith 2220 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2228; bold, capital and underline emphasis mine)

And:

27 The Book of Divorce

(53) Chapter: The ‘Iddah Of A Woman Separated By Khul’

Ar-Rubayy’ bint Mu’awwidh bin ‘Afra’ narrated that Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas hit his wife and broke her arm –her name was Jamilah bint ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy. Her brother came to the Messenger of Allah to complain about him, and the Messenger of Allah sent for Thabit and said: “Take what she owes you and let her go.” He said: “Yes.” And the Messenger of Allah ordered her to wait for one menstrual cycle and then go to her family.

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa’i 3497

In-book reference: Book 27, Hadith 109

English translation: Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3527 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/nasai:3497; bold and underline emphasis mine)

Despite the fact that Muhammad forced the man to divorce his wife for breaking her arm, this doesn’t imply that Muhammad condemned such excessive beating of women altogether. There are plentiful hadiths where either Muhammad himself or his followers inflicted harsh beatings on their women, to the extent that some of these wives ended up with physical bruises/marks on their bodies.

For instance, Muhammad physically hit his child-bride on her chest, which caused her great pain:

Muhammad b. Qais said (to the people): Should I not narrate to you (a hadith of the Holy Prophet) on my authority and on the authority of my mother? We thought that he meant the mother who had given him birth. He (Muhammad b. Qais) then reported that it was ‘A’isha who had narrated this: Should I not narrate to you about myself and about the Messenger of Allah? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my turn for Allah’s Messenger to spend the night with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes and placed them near his feet, and spread the corner of his shawl on his bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his steps till he reached Baqi’. He stood there and he stood for a long time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house).

I, however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in the bed, he (the Holy Prophet) entered the (house), and said: Why is it, O ‘A’isha, that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware would inform me. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He STRUCK ME ON THE CHEST WHICH CAUSED ME PAIN, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you? She said: Whatsoever the people conceal, Allah will know it. He said: Gabriel came to me when you saw me. He called me and he concealed it from you. I responded to his call, but I too concealed it from you (for he did not come to you), as you were not fully dressed. I thought that you had gone to sleep, and I did not like to awaken you, fearing that you may be frightened. He (Gabriel) said: Your Lord has commanded you to go to the inhabitants of Baqi’ (to those lying in the graves) and beg pardon for them. I said: Messenger of Allah, how should I pray for them (How should I beg forgiveness for them)? He said: Say, Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city (graveyard) from among the Believers and the Muslims, and may Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and those who come later on, and we shall, God willing, join you. (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Hadith Number 2127)

Another woman was beaten so badly that she had a bruise on her body, which was greener than the green veil she was wearing!

Narrated ‘Ikrima: Rifa’a divorced his wife whereupon ‘AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. ‘Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil (and complained to her (Aisha) of her husband and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating). It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah’s Apostle came, ‘Aisha said, “I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!” When ‘AbdurRahman heard that his wife had gone to the Prophet, he came with his two sons from another wife. She said, “By Allah! I have done no wrong to him but he is impotent and is as useless to me as this,” holding and showing the fringe of her garment, ‘Abdur-Rahman said, “By Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! She has told a lie! I am very strong and can satisfy her but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifa’a.” Allah’s Apostle said, to her, “If that is your intention, then know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifa’a unless Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you.” Then the Prophet saw two boys with ‘Abdur-Rahman and asked (him), “Are these your sons?” On that ‘AbdurRahman said, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “You claim what you claim (i.e. that he is impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 72, Number 715 http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=72&translator=1&start=0&number=715)

Here’s another English version of this narration:

5487. ‘Ikrima related that Rifa’a divorced his wife and then ‘Abdu’r-Rahman ibn az-Zubayr al-Qurazi married her. ‘A’isha said that she [came] wearing a green veil (khimar) and complained to her and showed her some greenness [from bruising] on her skin. The women at that time used to help one another. When the Messenger of Allah came, ‘A’isha said, “I have never seen any woman endure what the believing women endure! Her skin is greener than her clothes!” ‘Abdu’r-Rahman heard that she had gone to the Messenger of Allah so he came with two of his sons by another woman. She said, “By Allah, I have no wrong action in respect to him, but he is of no more use to me than this,” and she took hold of the fringe of her garment. ‘Abdu’r-Rahman said, “By Allah, she lies, Messenger of Allah! I am completely strong and potent enough, but she is disobedient and wants to go to Rifa’a!” The Messenger of Allah said, “If that is the case, you are not lawful to him (or proper for him, i.e. Rifa’a) until ‘Abdu’r-Rahman has experienced your sweetness.” He saw the two boys with him and asked, “Are these your sons? “Yes,” he answered. He said, “This is someone about whom you claim what you claim, but, by Allah, they resemble him as a crow resembles another crow!” (Aisha Bewley, The Sahih Collection of al-Bukhari, Chapter 80. The Book of Dress; bold emphasis mine)

Note carefully what Aisha says here. Muhammad’s child bride basically acknowledges that female Muslims were being oppressed and treated more severely than any other women that she knew of. Also note that instead of reprimanding the husband for hitting his wife so severely so as to bruise her body, Muhammad was more upset over the woman’s accusation that her husband was impotent!

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the only time that Muhammad condoned and even sanctioned the beating of women. In the following narrative a man beats his wife for praying too much and Muhammad says nothing to rebuke him!

Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri:

A woman came to the Prophet while we were with him.

She said: Apostle of Allah, my husband, Safwan ibn al-Mu’attal, BEATS ME when I pray, and makes me break my fast when I keep a fast, and he does not offer the dawn prayer until the sun rises.

He asked Safwan, who was present, about what she had said. He replied: Apostle of Allah, as for her statement “he beats me when I pray”, she recites two surahs (during prayer) and I have prohibited her (to do so).

He (the Prophet) said: If one surah is recited (during prayer), that is sufficient for the people.

(Safwan continued:) As regards her saying “he makes me break my fast,” she dotes on fasting; I am a young man, I cannot restrain myself.

The Apostle of Allah said on that day: A woman should not fast except with the permission of her husband.

(Safwan said:) As for her statement that I do not pray until the sun rises, we are a people belonging to a class, and that (our profession of supplying water) is already known about us. We do not awake until the sun rises. He said: When you awake, offer your prayer.

Grade: SAHIH (Al-Albani)

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2459

In-book reference: Book 14, Hadith 147

English translation: Book 13, Hadith 2453 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/147; bold, capital and underline emphasis mine)

The next citation is quite interesting since it shows that there were times when Muhammad and Allah were at odds with each other:

(Men are in charge of women…) [4:34]. Said Muqatil: “This verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed about Sa‘d ibn al-Rabi‘, who was one of the leaders of the Helpers (nuqaba’), and his wife Habibah bint Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr, both of whom from the Helpers. It happened Sa‘d HIT HIS WIFE ON THE FACE because she rebelled against him. Then her father went with her to see the Prophet. He said to him: ‘I gave him my daughter in marriage and he slapped her’. The Prophet said: ‘Let her have retaliation against her husband’. As she was leaving with her father to execute retaliation, the Prophet called them and said: ‘Come back; Gabriel has come to me’, and Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘We wanted something while Allah wanted something else, and that which Allah wants is good’. Retaliation was then suspended”. Sa‘id ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Zahid informed us> Zahir ibn Ahmad> Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Junayd> Ziyad ibn Ayyub> Hushaym> Yunus ibn al-Hasan who reported that a man slapped his wife and she complained about him to the Prophet. Her family who went with her said: “O Messenger of Allah! So-and-so has slapped our girl”. The Prophet kept saying: “Retaliation! Retaliation! And there is no other judgement to be held”. But then this verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed and the Prophet said: “We wanted something and Allah wanted something else”. Abu Bakr al-Harithi informed us> Abu’l-Shaykh al-Hafiz> Abu Yahya al-Razi> Sahl al-‘Askari> ‘Ali ibn Hashim> Isma‘il> al-Hasan who said: “Around the time when the verse on retaliation was revealed amongst the Muslims, a man had slapped his wife. She went to the Prophet and said: ‘My husband has slapped me and I want retaliation’. So he said: ‘Let there be retaliation’. As he was still dealing with her, Allah, exalted is He, revealed (Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other…). Upon which the Prophet said: ‘We wanted something and my Lord wanted something different. O man, take your wife by the hand’”. (‘Alī ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi, Asbab al-Nuzul https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=86&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=34&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold, capital and underline emphasis mine)

Pay careful attention to the fact that this commentary plainly says that Q. 4:34 was “revealed” to justify and permit men to slap their wives in their faces, which refutes the oft-repeated lie that Islam forbids men from hitting their womenfolk severely, especially in their faces.

Muhammad’s own son-in-law and first cousin, Ali ibn Abu Talib, was another women beater. Here’s what he did to Aisha’s slave girl:

“As for ‘Ali he said: ‘Women are plentiful, and you can EASILY change one for another. Ask the slave girl; she will tell you the truth.’ So the apostle called Burayra to ask her, and ‘Ali got up and gave her A VIOLENT BEATING, saying, ‘Tell the apostle the truth’, to which she replied, ‘I only know good of her…’” (The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah, with introduction and notes by Alfred Guillaume [Oxford University Press, Karachi, Tenth impression 1995], p. 496; bold and capital emphasis mine)

Ali not only severely beat women he also didn’t have a very high opinion of them since he felt they were quite expendable, easily replaceable!

To make matters worse, another of Muhammad’s companions had the reputation for being such a great woman beater!

Fatima bint Qais reported that her husband divorced her with three, pronouncements and Allah’s Messenger made no provision for her lodging and maintenance allowance. She (further said): Allah’s Messenger said to me: When your period of ‘Idda is over, inform me. So I informed him. (By that time) Mu’awiya, Abu Jahm and Usama b. Zaid had given her the proposal of marriage. Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: So far as Mu’awiya is concerned, he is a poor man without any property. So far as Abu Jahm is concerned, he is A GREAT BEATER OF WOMEN, but Usama b. Zaid… She pointed with her hand (that she did not approve of the idea of marrying) Usama. But Allah’s Messenger said: Obedience to Allah and obedience to His Messenger is better for thee. She said: So I married him, and I became an object of envy. (Sahih Muslim, Book 009, Number 3526 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=009&translator=2&start=0&number=3526)

And:

Fatima bint Qais reported: My husband Abu ‘Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira sent ‘Ayyish b. Abu Rabi’a to me with a divorce, and he also sent through him five si’s of dates and five si’s of barley… Thereupon Allah’s Apostle said: Mu’awiya is destitute and in poor condition and Abu’l-Jahm is very harsh with women (or he beats women, or like that), you should take Usama b. Zaid (as your husband). (Sahih Muslim, Book 009, Number 3527)

Finally:

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Marriage

It was narrated that: Abu Bakr bin Abu Jahm bin Sukhair Al-Adawi said: “I heard Fatima bint Qays say: ‘The Messenger of Allah said to me: “When you become lawful, tell me.” So I told him.’ Then Muawiyah, Abu Jahm bin Sukhari and Usama bin Zaid proposed marriage to her. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘As for Muawiyah, he is a poor man who has no money. As from Abu Jahm he is a man WHO HABITUALLY BEATS WOMAN. But Usamah (is good).’ She gestured with her hand, saying: ‘Usamah, Usamah?’ The Messenger of Allah said to her: ‘Obedience to Allah and obedience to His Messenger is better for you.’ She said: ‘So I married him and I was pleased with hm.’”

Grade: SAHIH (Darussalam)

English reference: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1869

Arabic reference: Book 9, Hadith 1942 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/urn/1261870; capital and underline emphasis mine)

Instead of reprimanding Abu Jahm for beating women and for being harsh with them, Muhammad simply mentions these negative qualities in order to dissuade Fatima from marrying him!

As if this wasn’t disgusting enough, Muhammad expressly prohibited his followers from questioning a man who beats his wife:

9 The Chapters on Marriage

(51) Chapter: Hitting women

It was narrated that Ash’ath bin Qais said: “I was a guest (at the home) of ‘Umar one night, and in the middle of the night he went and hit his wife, and I separated them. When he went to bed he said to me: ‘O Ash’ath, learn from me something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah” A man should not be asked why he beats his wife, and do not go to sleep until you have prayed the Witr.”‘ And I forgot the third thing.”

Grade: HASAN (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 1986

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 142

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1986 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1986; bold, capital and underline emphasis mine)

FURTHER READING

Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 1

Did Muhammad Permit Women to be Beaten and Mistreated?

ISLAM: THE RELIGION OF RAPE & ADULTERY

ALLAH’S MISOGYNY AND ABUSE OF WOMEN

Muhammad the Womanizing Sensualist

MUHAMMAD’S UNJUST AND IMMORAL RULES ON ADULTERY

Did You Know That Muhammad Was A Misogynist?

Never Shall He Be Satisfied

Muhammad’s Treatment of Sauda Bint Zamah

Sauda bin Zam’ah