son). He said the Hamwa are death." (Sahih Bukhari and Agreed Upon by Muslim) Ali radi Allahu anhu relates that he was with Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when he asked : "What is the best thing for a woman?" Ali radi Allahu anhu said "All the Sahaba remained silent. When I went and asked Fatima, when she mentioned " They should not look at men nor should men look at them."Ali radi Allahu anhu said " I said this to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam exclaimed "Fatima is a part of me"(narrated by Daaru Katni) It is by not mingling with men or being in places were men can look at her that a woman can protect herself and vice versa. Allah subhana wa ta'ala said: "Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do." And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things) "(24:31) Al Hassan related that he heard rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say "Allah curses the one who looks and the one who is looked at!" (Mishkhat) In Sahih Muslim we find that "The eyes commit adultery, which is looking at other women; the ears commit adultery, which is hearing the voice of other women..." (Muslim) Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu relates that Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said a