Tradition Text: إِنَّ الْأَبْكَارَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الثَّمَرِ عَلَى الشَّجَرِ إِذَا أَدْرَكَ ثِمَارُهَا فَلَمْ تُجْتَنَ أَفْسَدَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ وَ تُذْرِيهِ الرِّيَاحُ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَبْكَارُ إِذَا أَدْرَكْنَ مَا تُدْرِكُ النِّسَاءُ فَلَيْسَ لَهُنَّ دَوَاءٌ إِلَّا الْبُعُولَةُ وَ إِلَّا لَمْ يُؤْمَنْ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْفَسَادُ لِأَنَّهُنَّ بَشَرٌ
إِنَّ الْأَبْكَارَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الثَّمَرِ عَلَى الشَّجَرِ إِذَا أَدْرَكَ ثِمَارُهَا فَلَمْ تُجْتَنَ أَفْسَدَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ وَ تُذْرِيهِ الرِّيَاحُ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَبْكَارُ إِذَا أَدْرَكْنَ مَا تُدْرِكُ النِّسَاءُ فَلَيْسَ لَهُنَّ دَوَاءٌ إِلَّا الْبُعُولَةُ وَ إِلَّا لَمْ يُؤْمَنْ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْفَسَادُ لِأَنَّهُنَّ بَشَرٌ
Translation: The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Verily, maidens are like fruits of a tree; when its fruits ripen and are not reaped, sunshine ruins them and the wind scatters them. Maidens are in the same situation. When they comprehend what the women perceive, there is no remedy for them save a husband. If they are not given in marriage, they will not be secured from corruption, because they are human beings, too. (They have the same human instincts and temperament as others)."
Courier: The Holy Prophet [s]
Subject: /Marriage/
Keywords: Maiden/Marriage/Corruption/Husband
Translator: Sayyid Abbas Sadr-'ameli
Reference: Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 337
