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Lawful Looks of Master and Slave

alkafi-10226Vol. 5, p. 531

كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع نَحْواً مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبِي فَرَحَّبَ بِهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَجْلَسَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ لِأَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ حَاجَةً فَلَوْ خَفَّفْتُمْ فَقُمْنَا جَمِيعاً فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي ارْجِعْ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَذَا ابْنُكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ هُوَ يَ

“Once we, about thirty people, were with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when my father came and abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), welcomed him, gave him a place just next to himself and turned to him (for speaking) for a long time. Then abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘Abu Mu‘awiyah needs privacy, if you please provide us relief.’ We all go

alkafi-10228Vol. 5, p. 531

لَا يَحِلُّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ عَبْدُهَا إِلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ جَسَدِهَا إِلَّا إِلَى شَعْرِهَا غَيْرَ مُتَعَمِّدٍ لِذَلِكَ‌[2] وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى شَعْرِهَا إِذَا كَانَ مَأْمُوناً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not lawful for a slave to look at any part of the body of his mistress except her hairs unintentionally.’” In another Hadith it is said that it is not unlawful to look at her hairs if it is safe (from sinful feelings).