He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would deal with them leniently show- ing mercy, kindness, gentleness and compassion. This is because women are delicate and more vulnerable, and that is why he would refer to them as “Fragile glass vessels.”
Once the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was on a jour- ney and he had a black slave called Anjashah, who was driving the camels very fast and there were women riding on those camels. The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “O Anjashah! Drive [the camels] slowly with the glass vessels [women riding on them]!
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In another narration he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “O Anjashah! Be kind to the glass vessels [women]!
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