hadith
9718
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of consulting with women, for indeed their opinions are inclined towards immaturity and their decisions are infirm; and restrain their gazes [by keeping them behind the veil], for your veiling them is better than being suspicions about them, and their coming out [in public] is not worse than your letting one who cannot be trusted enter their abode; and if you are able to ensure that they do not get acquainted with anybody other than you then do it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ مُشاوَرَةَ النِّساءِ فَإنَّ رَأْيَهُنَّ إلى أفَن وَ عَزْمَهُنَّ إلى وَهَن وَاكْفُفْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ أبْصارِهِنَّ فَحِجابُكَ لَهُنَّ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الاِرْتِيابِ بِهِنَّ وَ لَيْسَ خُرُوجُهُنَّ بِشَرّ مِنْ إدْخالِكَ مَنْ لايُوثَقُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَ إنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أنْ لا يَعْرِفْنَ (لا يَعْرِفَهُنَّ) غَيْرَكَ فَافْعَلْ
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