It is severe. If not in this life then the next. The husband has caused harm physicallly and emotionally to the one that he was entrusted to protect and care for.
In islam the husband and wife are equal in value just as a father and son are equal in value (except for good deeds) however one (the husband) is given authority over the other (wife...child). Any good manager will know this doesnt mean being a tyrant but being responsible and caring. They should cover them with their wing so that they are safe and secure from their own claws and the claws of others.
This is different from what western value teaches since they emphasise the independence of man and wife. However if they are independent of one another..then why marry?
Islamically the wife is dependent on the husband for protection and comfort..but if she is not even safe from him..his claws or words...then it is a bigger injustice than if he did it to a stranger.
He should ask himself...would he give the same treatment to his own daughter? If so then he is a bad father as well as a bad husband. But If not, then he should realise that his wife is also under his care just as his daughter is (except the wife has more rights than the daughter). A good husband is very much like a good father...with some obvious exceptions.
He should reflect on his behaviour. Repent. Learn hoe the prophet was to his wife. And he should fear allah and His punishment. The supplication of the oppressed is always answered.
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