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hadith 1685
Hadith #
1685
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
61
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Woman as a sweet-stinging scorpion
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
61. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Woman is a scorpion whose sting is sweet.
٦١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْمَرْأَةُ عَقْرَبٌ حُلْوَةُ اللَّسْبَةِ.
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