Al-Kāfi - The Book of Marriage

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Marriage Chapter: Egocentricity, Pride or Jealousy of Women ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُثْ٠َانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ لَيْسَ الْغَيْرَةُ إِلا لِلرِّجَالِ وَأَ٠َّا النِّسَاءُ فَإِنَّ٠ِنْهُنَّ حَسَدٌ وَالْغَيْرَةُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّ٠َ اللهُ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ إِلا زَوْجَهَا وَأَحَلَّ لِلرِّجَالِ أَرْبَعاً وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَكْرَ٠ُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُنَّ بِالْغَيْرَةِ وَيُحِلَّ لِلرِّجَالِ ٠1.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from certain persons of his people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Pride is with men only and with women it is jealousy. Vanity is with men and for this reason Allah has prohibited women except to have one husband and for men He has made up to four (wives) lawful. Allah is most gracious.

He does not place vanity and pride in them (women) then make three more with her lawful for him/” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (0/316))