Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 3268
The Treatment of Wives, and the Rights of each - Section 3
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
Translation
‘Umar reported the Prophet as saying, “A man should not be asked about why he beat his wife.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.