1643 - خِيارُ خِصالِ النِّساءِ

1643. THE BEST CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN

5744.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خِيارُ خِصالِ النِّساءِ شِرارُ خِصالِ الرِّجالِ : الزَّهوُ ، والجُبنُ ، والبُخلُ ؛ فإذا كانتِ المَرأةُ مَزهُوَّةً لَم تُمَكِّنْ مِن نَفسِها ، وإذا كانت بَخيلَةً حَفِظَت مالَها ومالَ بَعلِها ، وإذا كانت جَبانَةً فَرِقَت مِن كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ يَعرِضُ لَها .¹

5744.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The good characteristics of women are the bad characteristics of men: pride, cowardice and stinginess. If a woman has pride she will not allow herself to be taken advantage of; if she is stingy she will guard her wealth and her spouse's wealth; and if she is cowardly she will be cautious of everything that confronts her.' ²