Al-Kāfi - The Book of Marriage

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Marriage Chapter: Lawful Looks of Master and Slave َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ وَيُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ جَ٠ِيعاً عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ لا يَحِلُّ لِلْ٠َرْأَةِ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ عَبْدُهَا إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ ٠ِنْ جَسَدِهَا إِلا إِلَى شَعْرِهَا غَيْرَ ٠ِّدٍ لِذَلِكَ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى لا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى شَعْرِهَا إِذَا كَانَ ٠4.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Yunus ibn ‘Ammar and Yunus ibn Ya’qub all of them have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not lawful for a slave to look at any part of the body of his mistress except her hairs unintentionally.’” In another Hadith it is said that it is not unlawful to look at her hairs if it is safe (from sinful feelings).

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