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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الوليمة
Book of the Wedding Feast
بَابُ أوصاف النساء
Chapter: The qualities of women
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 1686 — The qualities of women
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قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : حُدِّثْتُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مُطَّرِحٍ هُوَ ابْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَثَلُ الْمَرْأَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ فِي النِّسَاءِ كَمَثَلِ الْغُرَابِ الْأَعْصَمِ " قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، مَا الْغُرَابُ الْأَعْصَمُ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الَّذِي إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ بَيْضَاءُ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The likeness of a righteous and chaste woman among women in general is like that of the 'ghurab a'sam' (a rare crow with white limbs)." It was asked: O Messenger of Allah, what is meant by the ghurab a'sam? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The crow one of whose wings is white."
According to the imams and commentators, the purpose of this comparison is that, just as a crow with white limbs is extremely rare and scarce among its kind, in exactly the same way a righteous woman, adorned in the true sense with perfect piety and praiseworthy qualities, is very rare among the many women.
According to the imams and commentators, the purpose of this comparison is that, just as a crow with white limbs is extremely rare and scarce among its kind, in exactly the same way a righteous woman, adorned in the true sense with perfect piety and praiseworthy qualities, is very rare among the many women.
