Chapter on the Recommended and Praiseworthy Traits and Characteristics of Women
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 11
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 11
Chapter on the Recommended and Praiseworthy Traits and Characteristics of Women
وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ اِمْرَأَةً بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا مَنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَ قَالَ "شَمِّي لِيتَهَا فَإِنْ طَابَ لِيتُهَا طَابَ عَرْفُهَا وَ إِنْ دَرِمَ كَعْبُهَا عَظُمَ كَعْثَبُهَا".
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family), when intending to marry a woman, would send someone to look at her and said: "Smell her neck, for if her neck smells good, her scent will also be pleasant. And if her ankles are fleshy, her private parts will be well-developed."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh