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"Allah desireth for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you." "2:185"
The holy Prophet too has described his Shari'ah as plain and tolerant law. It is reported from him to have said:
"The Messenger of Allah"S" was not given the option between two alternatives, but he chose the easier one, unless he being sinful as in that case he would be the farthest man from it."142
On this basis, preventing the women from social presence and cooperation is certainly contrary to principle of easiness. If the women are bound to inquire about the questions and ambiguities facing them from Mahram "consanguine" men "with whom marriage is prohibited" and fulfil their duties through a medium, then their lives will not be free from hardship and difficulty. During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah"S" the women used to inquire from the Prophet about the questions and problems they face, the act from which the Prophet never prohibited them. Association and supervision on part of the Prophet and Imams with the women in presence of men, used to be an ordinary matter. I draw the attention of readers to the following old quotations:

1 . Ali Ibn Hamzah and AbuBaseer are reported to have said: We have had an appointment with AlImaam AlBaaqir "peace be upon him". So we betook ourselves to his house. On entering it he loudly called: O Sukaynah, bring me the lantern. When she brought the lantern, he said to her: Bring me now the skin that is kept in so and so place. She brought it, when he opened it and extracted from it some yellowlike writing.143

2 . AshShaykh AtToosi, in his book Tahdheeb, reports from Safwan Ibn Mehran "who was a courier" that he said: I have offered AlImaam AsSaadiq for view the following: A

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142 . Saheeh Al-Bukhaari. Kitaab Al-Adab vol. VIII, p. 37 .

143 . Bihaar Al-Anwaar, vol. XIVI, p. 266 .