hadith
3613
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'The Prophet (SAWA) used to greet women and they used to return his greeting. The Commander of the Faithful (AS) also used to greet women, but he used to dislike greeting young [unmarried] girls and used to say, 'I fear lest their voices may be pleasing to me, whence I would end up with more [consequence] than the reward I anticipated [from the greeting].
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كانَ رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النِّساءِ ويَردُدْنَ علَيهِ ، وكانَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) يُسَلِّمُ على النِّساءِ ، وكانَ يَكرَهُ أن يُسَلِّمَ على الشّابَّةِ مِنهُنَّ ، ويقولُ: أتَخَوَّفُ أن يُعجِبَني صَوتُها فَيَدخُلَ عَلَيَّ أكثَرُ ممّا طَلَبتُ مِنَ الأجرِ .
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