SUMMARY
Domestic violence is often understood to refer only to physical abuse. In fact, domestic violence is related to any violence occurred in domestic life that includes: physical, sexual, and psychological violence. It also related to abandonment and threat in domestic life. Many cases of domestic violence are unreported by the victims because they considered domestic violence as a private matter. This article attempts to explore domestic violence in Islamic perspective. This article shows that domestic violence occurred as a result of an asymmetrical relationship between spouses in a marital relationship. To avoid domestic violence, the couple should attempt to build a harmonious relationship (sakinah) based on equality between the spouse.