Tradition n. 269

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

شُؤمُ المَرأَةِ غَلاءُ مَهرِها وَ سُوءُ خُل قِها.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “The bad omen of a woman is her expensive dower and her ill temper.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 58, p. 321

Tradition n. 270

قالَ الإمامُ اَبُو عَبدِالله عليه السلام :

اَلسُّرّاقُ ثَلاثَةٌ: مانِعُ الزَّكاةِ وَ مُستَحِّلُ مُهُورِ النّـِساءِ وَ كَذلِـكَ مَنِ استَدانَ وَلَم يَن وِ قَضاءَهُ.

Imam Abu 'Abdullah (‘a) said: “Thieves are of three divisions:

1. Those who hinder giving alms;

2. Those who consider the withholding of women's dower sum as lawful;

3. Those who take loans and have not decided to pay it back.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, p. 12

Tradition n. 271

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ (ع):

اِنَّ مِن بَرِكَة المَرأَةِ قِلَّةَ مَه رِها وَ مِن شُومِها كَثرَةَ مَهرِها.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “Verily, one of the blessings of a woman is the inexpensiveness of her dower, while one of her bad omens is the heaviness of her dower.”

Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, vol. 3, p. 387

Tradition n. 272

قالَ الإمامُ اَمِيرُالمُؤمِنينَ عَلِيّ عليه السلام :

لا تُغالُوا بِمُهُورِ النِّساءِ فَتَكُونَ عَداوَةً.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) said: “Do not make the women's dowers heavy, because it creates enmity.”

Wasa’il ash-Shi’a, vol. 21, p. 253

Tradition n. 273

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

اَق ذَرُ الذُّنُوبِ ثَلاثَةٌ: قَتلُ البَهِيمَةِ وَ حَبـسُ مَه رِ المَـرأَةِ وَ مَن ـعُ الأجِيرِ اَج رَهُ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “The worst sins are three:

Labouring animals as murder, restraining the dower of a woman, and withholding the wage of a worker.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 64, p. 268