Gender-specific virtues in traditional Islamic ethics

Nahj al-Balāgha · Volume 1 · Section 234 · 1 narrations

Hadith 1813

234. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best traits of women are those which are the worst traits of men, namely: vanity, cowardice and miserliness. Thus, since the woman is vain, she will not allow anyone…

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