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tabarani:7051Samurah b. Jundub

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to say, "A woman is like a rib, if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and if you leave her as she is, she will remain bent."  

الطبراني:٧٠٥١وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّمَا الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تُقِيمَهَا حَتَّى تَكْسِرَهَا أَوْ تَتْرُكَهَا وَهِيَ عَوْجَاءُ»