Marriage

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ يَسْتَقْرِضُ الرَّجُلُ وَ يَحُجُّ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَسْتَقْرِضُ وَ يَتَزَوَّجُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ يَنْتَظِرُ رِزْقَ اللَّهِ غُدْوَةً وَ عَشِيَّةً.

I said to Abu Abdillah (as)-"May I be your ransom! Can a man borrow and perform Hajj?" Imam (as) said: "Yes." I said: "Can he borrow and get married?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, for he awaits the provision of Allah (swt) morning and evening."

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع دَفَعَتْ إِلَيَّ امْرَأَتِي مَالًا أَعْمَلُ بِهِ مَا شِئْتُ فَأَشْتَرِي مِنْ مَالِهَا الْجَارِيَةَ أَطَأُهَا قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا دَفَعَتْ إِلَيْكَ لِتَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُسْخِنَ عَيْنَهَا[3].

I said to Abu Abdillah (as), "My wife gave me money to use as I wish. Can I buy a bondwoman with her money and have relations with her?" Imam (as) said: "No. She gave it to you to bring comfort to her eyes, and you intend to cause her distress."

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ شِرَاءِ مَمْلُوكِ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَقَرُّوا لَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَاشْتَرِ وَ انْكِحْ‌[1].

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about purchasing a slave from the People of the Book (Ahl al-Dhimma)." Imam (as) replied: "If they acknowledge ownership of the slave, then buy and marry."

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا أَ يُبَاعُ وَ يُشْتَرَى وَ يُسْتَخْدَمُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَيُسْتَنْكَحُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا تَطْلُبُ وَلَدَهَا[2].

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a child born out of wedlock, can he be sold, purchased, and employed as a servant? Imam (as) said: "Yes." I said: "Can he be married?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, but do not seek her offspring."

لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِ وَ بَيْنَ الذِّمِّيِّ رِبًا[2] وَ لَا بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَ بَيْنَ زَوْجِهَا رِبًا[3]

وَ شَكَا رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص الْوَحْشَةَ فَأَمَرَهُ بِاتِّخَاذِ زَوْجِ حَمَامٍ‌[1].

Hadith.4228 - A man complained to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, about feeling lonely. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, instructed him: "Keep a pair of pigeons."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِطَامٍ وَ لَا وِصَالَ فِي صِيَامٍ وَ لَا يُتْمَ بَعْدَ احْتِلَامٍ وَ لَا صَمْتَ يَوْماً إِلَى اللَّيْلِ‌[1] وَ لَا تَعَرُّبَ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ‌[2] وَ لَا طَلَاقَ قَبْلَ نِكَاحٍ وَ لَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ وَ لَا يَمِينَ لِوَلَدٍ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَا لِمَمْلُوكٍ مَعَ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا[3] وَ لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِي

Hadith.4273 - Mansur ibn Hazim narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no breastfeeding after weaning, no continuous fasting without breaking, no orphanhood after reaching puberty, no silence for a day unt

أَحَدَهُمَا ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَتْ لَهُ‌ امْرَأَتُهُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَا طَلَّقْتَنِي قَالَ يُوجِعُهَا ضَرْباً أَوْ يَعْفُو عَنْهَا[1].

Hadith.4280 - Muhammad ibn Muslim said: I asked one of the Imams (as) about a man whose wife said to him, "I ask you, for the sake of Allah (swt), to divorce me." Imam (as) said: "He should either discipline her with a beating or forgive her."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌[4] لَا يَمِينَ فِي غَضَبٍ وَ لَا فِي قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ وَ لَا فِي جَبْرٍ وَ لَا فِي إِكْرَاهٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ فَمَا فَرْقٌ بَيْنَ الْإِكْرَاهِ وَ الْجَبْرِ قَالَ الْجَبْرُ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ يَكُونُ وَ الْإِكْرَاهُ مِنَ الزَّوْجَةِ وَ الْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ وَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ.

Hadith.4312 - Abdullah ibn al-Qasim narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "There is no valid oath taken in anger, nor in severing ties of kinship, nor under coercion, nor under compulsion." I asked: "May Allah (swt) keep you well, what is the difference between coercion and compulsion?

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ خَلْقِ حَوَّاءَ وَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ أُنَاساً عِنْدَنَا يَقُولُونَ- إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ حَوَّاءَ مِنْ ضِلْعِ آدَمَ الْأَيْسَرِ الْأَقْصَى فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ تَعَالَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً أَ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَقُولُ هَذَا[3] إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مِنَ الْقُدْرَةِ مَا يَخْلُقُ لآِدَمَ زَوْجَةً مِنْ غَيْرِ ضِلْعِهِ وَ يَجْعَل

Hadith.4336 - Zurarah ibn A'yun narrated that Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about the creation of Hawwa (Eve). It was said to him that some people claim Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, created Hawwa from the leftmost rib of Adam. Imam (as) said: "Glory be to Allah (swt) and far exalted is He (swt) above such a cl

رَوَى زُرَارَةُ[3] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أَنَّ آدَمَ ع وُلِدَ لَهُ شَيْثٌ وَ أَنَّ اسْمَهُ هِبَةُ اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ أَوَّلُ وَصِيٍّ أُوصِيَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْآدَمِيِّينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ وُلِدَ لَهُ بَعْدَ شَيْثٍ يَافِثُ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُبْلِغَ بِالنَّسْلِ مَا تَرَوْنَ وَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَا قَدْ جَرَى بِهِ الْقَلَمُ مِنْ تَحْرِيمِ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنَ ال

Hadith.4337 - Zurarah narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) that Adam (as) had a son named Sheeth, whose name means "Gift of Allah (swt)." He was the first successor appointed among humans on earth. After Sheeth, Adam (as) had another son named Yafith. When both sons reached maturity, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious,

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَنْزَلَ عَلَى آدَمَ حَوْرَاءَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَزَوَّجَهَا أَحَدَ ابْنَيْهِ وَ تَزَوَّجَ الْآخَرُ ابْنَةَ الْجَانِّ فَمَا كَانَ فِي النَّاسِ مِنْ جَمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ أَوْ حُسْنِ خُلُقٍ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْحَوْرَاءِ وَ مَا كَانَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ سُوءِ خُلُقٍ فَهُوَ مِنِ ابْنَةِ الْجَانِّ.

"Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, sent down to Adam a woman from Paradise, and he married her to one of his sons. The other son married a daughter of the jinn. Therefore, whatever beauty or good character exists among people, it is from the woman of Paradise, and whatever bad character exists among them, it is

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ تَحِلُّ الْفُرُوجُ بِثَلَاثَةِ وُجُوهٍ نِكَاحٍ بِمِيرَاثٍ وَ نِكَاحٍ بِلَا مِيرَاثٍ وَ نِكَاحٍ بِمِلْكِ الْيَمِينِ‌[3].

Hadith.4339 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, from al-Husayn ibn Zayd, who said that he heard Abu Abdillah (as) say: "Marital relations are made lawful through three means-marriage with inheritance, marriage without inheritance, and marriage through ownership by the right hand."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَا يَمْنَعُ الْمُؤْمِنَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ أَهْلًا لَعَلَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرْزُقَهُ نَسَمَةً تُثْقِلُ الْأَرْضَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ.

Hadith.4340 - It is narrated from Amr ibn Shimr, from Jabir, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (as) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "What prevents a believer from taking a spouse? Perhaps Allah (swt) will grant him offspring who will fill the earth with 'There is no go

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ ثَلَاثٌ‌ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْعِطْرُ وَ إِحْفَاءُ الشَّعْرِ[1] وَ كَثْرَةُ الطَّرُوقَةِ.

Hadith.4341 - It is narrated from Mu'ammar ibn Khallad that Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) said: "Three practices are from the traditions of the messengers, using perfume, removing excess hair, and frequently visiting one's wife (or wives)."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ أَحْرَزَ نِصْفَ دِينِهِ. وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ فِي النِّصْفِ الْبَاقِي.

Hadith.4342 - It is narrated from al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Abdillah (as), that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever gets married has safeguarded half of his religion." In another narration, it is added: "So let him fear Allah (swt) regarding the remaining half.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَا بُنِيَ بِنَاءٌ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنَ التَّزْوِيجِ.

Hadith.4343 - Abdullah ibn al-Hakam narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "No structure in Islam is more beloved to Allah (swt), the Exalted, than marriage."

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: تَزَوَّجُوا فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الْأُمَمَ غَداً فِي الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ السِّقْطَ لَيَجِي‌ءُ مُحْبَنْطِئاً[3] عَلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ لَا حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ أَبَوَايَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلِي.

Hadith.4344 - Ali ibn Ri'ab narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu Abdillah (as) said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Marry, for I will take pride in your numbers before the nations on the Day of Judgment. Even the miscarried child will stand at the gate of Paradise, refu

اتَّخَذُوا الْأَهْلَ فَإِنَّهُ أَرْزَقُ لَكُمْ[4]

رَكْعَتَانِ يُصَلِّيهِمَا مُتَزَوِّجٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّيهِمَا أَعْزَبُ‌[1].

"Two units of prayer performed by a married person are better than seventy units of prayer performed by an unmarried person."

قَالَ وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَرَكْعَتَانِ يُصَلِّيهِمَا مُتَزَوِّجٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ عَزَبٍ يَقُومُ لَيْلَهُ وَ يَصُومُ نَهَارَهُ‌[2].

Hadith.4347 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Two units of prayer performed by a married person are better than an unmarried man who spends his nights in prayer and his days fasting."

إِنَّ أَرَاذِلَ مَوْتَاكُمُ الْعُزَّابُ‌[3].

Hadith.4348 - It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, the most despicable of your dead are the unmarried."

أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ الْعُزَّابُ‌[4].

Hadith.4349 - It has been narrated that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The majority of the inhabitants of the Fire are the unmarried."

سَمِعْتُ الصَّادِقَ ع يَقُولُ‌ الْعَبْدُ كُلَّمَا ازْدَادَ لِلنِّسَاءِ حُبّاً ازْدَادَ فِي الْإِيمَانِ فَضْلًا.

Hadith.4350 - Abu Malik al-Hadrami narrated from Abu al-Abbas, who said that he heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "The more love a servant has for women, the greater he increases in faith and virtue."

مَا أَظُنُّ رَجُلًا يَزْدَادُ فِي الْإِيمَانِ خَيْراً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ حُبّاً لِلنِّسَاءِ[6].

Hadith.4351 - In a narration from Aban, from Umar ibn Yazid, Abu Abdillah (as) said: "I do not think that a man increases in faith and goodness except that he also increases in love for women."

أَكْثَرُ الْخَيْرِ فِي النِّسَاءِ[1].

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ تَرَكَ التَّزْوِيجَ مَخَافَةَ الْفَقْرِ فَقَدْ أَسَاءَ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- إِنْ يَكُونُوا فُقَراءَ يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ‌[2].

Hadith.4353 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from Hariz, from al-Walid, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Whoever avoids marriage out of fear of poverty has thought poorly of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious. Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, says: 'If they are poor, Allah (swt) wi

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَلْقَى اللَّهَ طَاهِراً مُطَهَّراً فَلْيَلْقَهُ بِزَوْجَةٍ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَ التَّزْوِيجَ مَخَافَةَ الْعَيْلَةِ فَقَدْ أَسَاءَ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Hadith.4354 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever desires to meet Allah (swt) in a state of purity and purification, let him meet Him with a spouse. And whoever avoids marriage out of fear of poverty has thought poorly of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious."

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِينَ ع‌ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ تَوَّجَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِتَاجِ الْمُلْكِ وَ الْكَرَامَةِ.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أُمَّتِي أَصْبَحُهُنَّ وَجْهاً وَ أَقَلُّهُنَّ مَهْراً[1].

Hadith.4356 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from al-Sadiq Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The best women of my nation are those with the most ra

"اَلنِّسَاءُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَصْنَافٍ فَمِنْهُنَّ رَبِيعٌ مُرْبِعٌ وَ مِنْهُنَّ جَامِعٌ مُجْمِعٌ وَ مِنْهُنَّ كَرْبٌ مُقْمِعٌ وَ مِنْهُنَّ غُلٌّ قَمِلٌ".

Hadith.4357 - Mas'adah ibn Ziyad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) (peace be upon them) that he said: "Women are of four types, there are those who are like a fertile spring, those who are abundant and productive, those who are burdensome and oppres

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ صَاحِبَتِي هَلَكَتْ وَ كَانَتْ لِي مُوَافِقَةً وَ قَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ فَقَالَ انْظُرْ أَيْنَ تَضَعُ نَفْسَكَ وَ مَنْ تُشْرِكُهُ فِي مَالِكَ وَ تُطْلِعُهُ عَلَى دِينِكَ وَ سِرِّكَ وَ أَمَانَتِكَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَبِكْراً تُنْسَبُ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَ إِلَى حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ- أَلَا إِنَّ النِّسَاءَ خُلِقْنَ شَتَّى‌ فَمِنْهُنَّ الْغَنِيمَةُ وَ الْغَرَامُ‌ وَ

I said to Abu Abdillah (as), "My wife has passed away. She was compatible with me, and I am thinking about getting married." Imam (as) said: "Consider carefully where you place yourself, with whom you share your wealth, and to whom you reveal your religion, secrets, and trust. If you must proceed, then marry a virgin w

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِنْ بَرَكَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ خِفَّةُ مَئُونَتِهَا وَ تَيْسِيرُ وِلَادَتِهَا وَ مِنْ شُؤْمِهَا شِدَّةُ مَئُونَتِهَا وَ تَعْسِيرُ وِلَادَتِهَا.

Hadith.4359 - It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Bukayr, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Among the blessings of a woman are the lightness of her expenses and the ease of her childbirth. And among her misfortunes are the heaviness of her expenses and the difficulty of her childbirth."

رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ مِنْ بَرَكَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ قِلَّةَ مَهْرِهَا وَ مِنْ شُؤْمِهَا كَثْرَةَ مَهْرِهَا.

Hadith.4360 - It is narrated: "Among the blessings of a woman is the smallness of her dowry, and among her misfortunes is the largeness of her dowry."

تَزَوَّجُوا الزُّرْقَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ[3]

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[4] تَزَوَّجْ سَمْرَاءَ عَيْنَاءَ عَجْزَاءَ مَرْبُوعَةً- فَإِنْ كَرِهْتَهَا فَعَلَيَّ الصَّدَاقُ‌[1].

Hadith.4362 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "Marry a woman who is dark-skinned, wide-eyed, full-figured, and of medium height. If you dislike her, then I will bear the dowry."

وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا مَنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَ قَالَ شَمِّي لِيتَهَا[2] فَإِنْ طَابَ لِيتُهَا طَابَ عَرْفُهَا وَ إِنْ دَرِمَ كَعْبُهَا عَظُمَ كَعْثَبُهَا[3].

Hadith.4363 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (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."

قَالَ ع‌[4] إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ فَلْيَسْأَلْ عَنْ شَعْرِهَا كَمَا يَسْأَلُ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا فَإِنَّ الشَّعْرَ أَحَدُ الْجَمَالَيْنِ.

Hadith.4364 - Imam (as) said: "If any of you intends to marry, let him inquire about her hair just as he inquires about her face, for hair is one of the two aspects of beauty."

قَالَ ع‌[5] خَيْرُ نِسَائِكُمُ الطَّيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ الطَّيِّبَةُ الطَّعَامِ‌[6]- الَّتِي إِنْ أَنْفَقَتْ أَنْفَقَتْ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَ إِنْ أَمْسَكَتْ أَمْسَكَتْ بِمَعْرُوفٍ فَتِلْكَ مِنْ عُمَّالِ اللَّهِ وَ عَامِلُ اللَّهِ لَا يَخِيبُ.

Hadith.4365 - Imam (as) said: "The best of your women is the one who has a pleasant fragrance and prepares good food, who spends appropriately if she spends, and who withholds appropriately if she withholds. Such a woman is among the workers of Allah (swt), and the worker of Allah (swt) will never fail."

خَيْرُ نِسَائِكُمُ الَّتِي إِنْ غَضِبَتْ أَوْ أَغْضَبَتْ قَالَتْ لِزَوْجِهَا يَدِي فِي يَدِكَ لَا أَكْتَحِلُ بِغُمْضٍ حَتَّى تَرْضَى عَنِّي‌[1].

"The best of your women is the one who, if she becomes angry or causes her husband to become angry, says to him, 'My hand is in your hand, and I will not rest until you are pleased with me.'"

كُنَّا جُلُوساً مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ فَتَذَاكَرْنَا النِّسَاءَ وَ فَضْلَ بَعْضِهِنَّ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ نِسَائِكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبِرْنَا قَالَ إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ نِسَائِكُمُ الْوَلُودَ الْوَدُودَ السَّتِيرَةَ الْعَفِيفَةَ الْعَزِيزَةَ فِي أَهْلِهَا الذَّلِيلَةَ مَعَ بَعْلِهَا الْمُتَبَرِّجَةَ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا الْحَصَانَ مَعَ غَيْرِهِ الّ

We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) when we began discussing women and the virtues of some over others. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Shall I not inform you of the best of your women?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (swt),

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌[3] مَا اسْتَفَادَ امْرُؤٌ مُسْلِمٌ فَائِدَةً بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ زَوْجَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَ تُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَهَا وَ تَحْفَظُهُ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا فِي نَفْسِهَا وَ مَالِهِ.

Hadith.4368 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "A Muslim man does not gain a better benefit after Islam than a Muslim wife who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and safeguards herself and his wealth in his absence."

وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي زَوْجَةً إِذَا دَخَلْتُ تَلَقَّتْنِي وَ إِذَا خَرَجْتُ شَيَّعَتْنِي وَ إِذَا رَأَتْنِي مَهْمُوماً قَالَتْ مَا يُهِمُّكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَهْتَمُّ لِرِزْقِكَ فَقَدْ تَكَفَّلَ لَكَ بِهِ غَيْرُكَ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَهْتَمُّ بِأَمْرِ آخِرَتِكَ فَزَادَكَ اللَّهُ هَمّاً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عُمَّالًا وَ هَذِهِ مِنْ عُمَّالِهِ لَهَا نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الشَّهِي

Hadith.4369 - A man came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and said: "I have a wife who, when I enter the house, welcomes me, and when I leave, bids me farewell. If she sees me worried, she says, 'What is troubling you? If you are concerned about your sustenance, know that someone else

أَغْلَبُ الْأَعْدَاءِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ زَوْجَةُ السَّوْءِ.

"The most overpowering enemy of a believer is a bad wife."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌[1] مَا رَأَيْتُ ضَعِيفَاتِ الدِّينِ نَاقِصَاتِ الْعُقُولِ أَسْلَبَ لِذِي لُبٍّ مِنْكُنَ‌[2].

Hadith.4371 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (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)."

قَالَ ع‌[3] إِنَّمَا النِّسَاءُ عِيٌّ وَ عَوْرَةٌ فَاسْتُرُوا الْعَوْرَةَ بِالْبُيُوتِ وَ اسْتُرُوا الْعِيَّ بِالسُّكُوتِ.

Hadith.4372 - Imam (as) said: "Indeed, women are a source of dependence and vulnerability. So, conceal their vulnerability within the homes and cover their dependence with silence."

قَالَ ع‌ لَوْ لَا النِّسَاءُ لَعُبِدَ اللَّهُ حَقّاً حَقّاً[4].

Hadith.4373 - Imam (as) said: "If it were not for women, Allah (swt) would have been truly worshiped as He (swt) deserves to be worshiped."

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ يَظْهَرُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ وَ اقْتِرَابِ السَّاعَةِ وَ هُوَ شَرُّ الْأَزْمِنَةِ نِسْوَةٌ كَاشِفَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٌ مِنَ الدِّينِ دَاخِلَاتٌ فِي الْفِتَنِ مَائِلَاتٌ إِلَى الشَّهَوَاتِ مُسْرِعَاتٌ إِلَى اللَّذَّاتِ مُسْتَحِلَّاتٌ لِلْمُحَرَّمَاتِ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدَاتٌ‌[5].

Hadith.4374 - Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah narrated from Commander of the Faithful (as) 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 imme

وَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى نِسْوَةٍ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِنَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعَاشِرَ النِّسَاءِ مَا رَأَيْتُ نَوَاقِصَ عُقُولٍ وَ دِينٍ أَذْهَبَ بِعُقُولِ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ مِنْكُنَّ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّكُنَّ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ- يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَتَقَرَّبْنَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا نُقْصَانُ دِينِنَا وَ عُقُولِنَا فَقَا

Hadith.4375 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (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 yo

وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌[1] أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَرِّ نِسَائِكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبِرْنَا قَالَ مِنْ شَرِّ نِسَائِكُمُ الذَّلِيلَةُ فِي أَهْلِهَا الْعَزِيزَةُ مَعَ بَعْلِهَا الْعَقِيمُ الْحَقُودُ الَّتِي لَا تَتَوَرَّعُ عَنْ قَبِيحٍ الْمُتَبَرِّجَةُ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا الْحَصَانُ مَعَهُ إِذَا حَضَرَ الَّتِي لَا تَسْمَعُ قَوْلَهُ وَ لَا تُطِيعُ أَمْرَهُ فَإِذَا خَلَا بِهَا تَمَنّ

Hadith.4376 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (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 (swt), 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 h