Chapter on the Blameworthy Traits and Characteristics of Women
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 12
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 12
Chapter on the Blameworthy Traits and Characteristics of Women
9 hadiths
رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "أَغْلَبُ اَلْأَعْدَاءِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ زَوْجَةُ اَلسَّوْءِ".
It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, who said: "The most overpowering enemy of a believer is a bad wife."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: "مَا رَأَيْتُ ضَعِيفَاتِ اَلدِّينِ نَاقِصَاتِ اَلْعُقُولِ أَسْلَبَ لِذِي لُبٍّ مِنْكُنَّ ".
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) said: "I have not seen those who are weak in faith and deficient in intellect more capable of overwhelming a man of reason than you (women)."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِنَّمَا اَلنِّسَاءُ عِيٌّ وَ عَوْرَةٌ فَاسْتُرُوا اَلْعَوْرَةَ بِالْبُيُوتِ وَ اُسْتُرُوا اَلْعِيَّ بِالسُّكُوتِ".
Imam عليه السلام said: "Indeed, women are a source of dependence and vulnerability. So, conceal their vulnerability within the homes and cover their dependence with silence."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "لَوْ لاَ اَلنِّسَاءُ لَعُبِدَ اَللَّهُ حَقّاً حَقّاً".
Imam عليه السلام said: "If it were not for women, Allah سبحانه وتعالى would have been truly worshiped as He سبحانه وتعالى deserves to be worshiped."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى اَلْأَصْبَغُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: "يَظْهَرُ فِي آخِرِ اَلزَّمَانِ وَ اِقْتِرَابِ اَلسَّاعَةِ وَ هُوَ شَرُّ اَلْأَزْمِنَةِ نِسْوَةٌ كَاشِفَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٌ مِنَ اَلدِّينِ دَاخِلاَتٌ فِي اَلْفِتَنِ مَائِلاَتٌ إِلَى اَلشَّهَوَاتِ مُسْرِعَاتٌ إِلَى اَللَّذَّاتِ مُسْتَحِلاَّتٌ لِلْمُحَرَّمَاتِ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدَاتٌ ".
Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah narrated from Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام that he said: "I heard him say: In the last days and near the Hour, when it will be the worst of times, there will appear women who are uncovered, naked, and flaunting themselves. They will outwardly belong to the religion but will be immersed in trials, inclined toward desires, hastening toward pleasures, and making permissible what is forbidden. They will dwell in Hell forever."
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وَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى نِسْوَةٍ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِنَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ "يَا مَعَاشِرَ اَلنِّسَاءِ مَا رَأَيْتُ نَوَاقِصَ عُقُولٍ وَ دِينٍ أَذْهَبَ بِعُقُولِ ذَوِي اَلْأَلْبَابِ مِنْكُنَّ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّكُنَّ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ اَلنَّارِ، يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ فَتَقَرَّبْنَ إِلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتُنَّ" فَقَالَتِ اِمْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَا نُقْصَانُ دِينِنَا وَ عُقُولِنَا فَقَالَ "أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ دِينِكُنَّ فَالْحَيْضُ اَلَّذِي يُصِيبُكُنَّ فَتَمْكُثُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ مَا شَاءَ اَللَّهُ لاَ تُصَلِّي وَ لاَ تَصُومُ وَ أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ عُقُولِكُنَّ فَشَهَادَتُكُنَّ إِنَّمَا شَهَادَةُ اَلْمَرْأَةِ نِصْفُ شَهَادَةِ اَلرَّجُلِ".
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) passed by a group of women, stopped, and said: "O assembly of women! I have not seen those who are deficient in intellect and religion more capable of taking away the reasoning of men of understanding than you. Indeed, I have observed that you will form the majority of the inhabitants of Hell on the Day of Judgment. So, seek closeness to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Glorious, as much as you can." One of the women asked: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, what is the deficiency in our religion and intellect?" He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied: "As for the deficiency in your religion, it is due to the menstruation that afflicts you, during which one of you may remain for a period, as Allah سبحانه وتعالى wills, without praying or fasting. And as for the deficiency in your intellect, it is because the testimony of a woman is equivalent to half the testimony of a man."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ "أَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَرِّ نِسَائِكُمْ" قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ فَأَخْبِرْنَا قَالَ "مِنْ شَرِّ نِسَائِكُمُ اَلذَّلِيلَةُ فِي أَهْلِهَا اَلْعَزِيزَةُ مَعَ بَعْلِهَا اَلْعَقِيمُ اَلْحَقُودُ اَلَّتِي لاَ تَتَوَرَّعُ عَنْ قَبِيحٍ اَلْمُتَبَرِّجَةُ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا اَلْحَصَانُ مَعَهُ إِذَا حَضَرَ اَلَّتِي لاَ تَسْمَعُ قَوْلَهُ وَ لاَ تُطِيعُ أَمْرَهُ فَإِذَا خَلاَ بِهَا تَمَنَّعَتْ تَمَنُّعَ اَلصَّعْبَةِ عِنْدَ رُكُوبِهَا وَ لاَ تَقْبَلُ لَهُ عُذْراً وَ لاَ تَغْفِرُ لَهُ ذَنْباً".
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Shall I not inform you about the worst of your women?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, tell us." He said: "The worst of your women is the one who is humble and submissive with her family but domineering and arrogant with her husband. She is barren, spiteful, and does not refrain from committing indecency. She flaunts herself when her husband is absent but is reserved and guarded when he is present. She does not listen to his words nor obey his commands. When he is alone with her, she behaves stubbornly like a difficult mount that resists being ridden. She neither accepts his apology nor forgives his faults."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَامَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَطِيباً فَقَالَ "أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ خَضْرَاءَ اَلدِّمَنِ " قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ وَ مَا خَضْرَاءُ اَلدِّمَنِ قَالَ "اَلْمَرْأَةُ اَلْحَسْنَاءُ فِي مَنْبِتِ اَلسَّوْءِ".
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) stood up to deliver a sermon and said: "O people, beware of the green growth in a dung heap." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, what is the green growth in a dung heap?" He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied: "A beautiful woman raised in a bad environment."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "اِعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اَلْمَرْأَةَ اَلسَّوْدَاءَ إِذَا كَانَتْ وَلُوداً أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ اَلْحَسْنَاءِ اَلْعَاقِرِ".
Imam عليه السلام said: "Know that a dark-skinned woman who bears many children is more beloved to me than a beautiful woman who is barren."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh