𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (494)

A Woman Without a Male Guardian is Easy Prey A woman once came to Makkah to perform Hajj and ʿUmrah. She was very beautiful. When she went to throw the stones at the Jamarāt, the famous poet ʿUmar ibn Abī Rabīʿah, who was known for admiring and praising women, saw her. He spoke to her, but she did not answer. On the second night, he approached her again. She shouted at him, saying: “Stay away from me! I am in the Sacred Sanctuary of Allah, during days of great holiness.” He kept insisting, so she became afraid that people might notice. She left quickly and returned to her tent. On the third night, she said to her brother: “Come with me and show me the rites.” When ʿUmar ibn Abī Rabīʿah saw her brother with her, he stayed where he was and did not approach her. She laughed and said her famous words: تعدو الكلابُ على من لا أسود له وتتَّقي صولة المستأسد الضاري “Dogs attack the one who has no lion to protect him, but they fear the charge of a strong, fierce lion.” When the Caliph Abū Jaʿfar Al-Manṣūr heard this story, he said: “I wish that every young woman of Quraysh could hear this story.” In another land, there was a wise and righteous woman. She lived with a young girl. Whenever the girl wanted to go out, the woman would say to her son: “Go with your sister. A woman without a man to protect her is like a sheep among wolves—even the weakest of them becomes bold toward her.” A message to fathers, mothers, brothers, and husbands: If she was bothered even in the Sacred House of Allah, then what about our markets and streets? O protectors of women, do not leave them alone—not because you doubt them, but because you want to protect them and safeguard their honour. [Uyūn Al-Akhbār by Ibn Qutaybah (107/4)] Source: https://t.me/AbdulkareemAlhassni/493