لَيْسَ الْغَيْرَةُ إِلَّا لِلرِّجَالِ وَ أَمَّا النِّسَاءُ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ مِنْهُنَّ حَسَدٌ وَ الْغَيْرَةُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَ لِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا زَوْجَهَا وَ أَحَلَّ لِلرِّجَالِ أَرْبَعاً وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَكْرَمُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُنَّ بِالْغَيْرَةِ وَ يُحِلَّ لِلرِّجَالِ مَعَهَا ثَلَاثاً .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The sense of ‘الْغَيْرَةُ’ (honour of lineage) is not for anyone except for the men, and as for the women, so that (sense of honour) from them is envy, and the sense of honour is for the men, and it is due to that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> has Prohibited it upon the women, except that He<sup>azwj</sup> Got her to be married and Permitted four (wives) for the men, and that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is more Benevolent than that He<sup>azwj</sup> would Try them with the sense of honour and He<sup>azwj</sup> has Permitted three (more wives) for the men along with her’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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