Dear questioner,
Master Ali Saei
(A question from a young sister)
I went with my dad to a greengrocer’s shop. It was crowded, and most of the customers were women. People were being served in turn. I noticed that the greengrocer asked only the women how they were doing, and in a very familiar way. He even said to some of them, “Madam, we haven’t seen you for a while.” I asked my dad if I could say something to the greengrocer. I asked him, “Why do you ask after women you’re not related to? And why do you speak to them in that tone? You wouldn’t like it if a man on the street asked after your wife or daughter and said, ‘Why haven’t you been around?’”
The man said nothing, but the women told me, “Young lady, why did you upset him?” Teacher, was I wrong to remind him?