The meaning of the intellects of women and the beauty of men

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 244
Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 244

The meaning of the intellects of women and the beauty of men

حدثنا محمد بن عمر بن محمد بن سالم بن البراء الجعابي الحافظ البغدادي، قال: حدثني أحمد بن عبيد الله الثقفي أبو العباس قال: حدثنا عيسى بن محمد الكاتب، قال: حدثني المدائني، عن غياث بن إبراهيم، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جده عليهم السلام قال: قال علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه: عقول النساء في جمالهن، وجمال الرجال في عقولهم.
1. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar bin Muhammed bin Salem bin Baraa’ al-Ju’abi, the Keeper, al-Baghdadi, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Ubaidullah al-Thaqafi, Abu’l-Abbas, that he said: We were told by Isa bin Muhammed, the Scribe, that he said: I was told by al-Mada’ini, from Ghiyath bin Ibrahim, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his grandfather, peace be upon them, that he said: Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, said: The intellects of women are in their beauty, and the beauty of men is in their intellects.