It is interesting that the only characteristic for heavenly mates that was mentioned in this verse is purity. This shows that the most important characteristic for a spouse is purity – all other characteristics stem from this light. A famous tradition has been narrated from the Prophet (s) which also clarifies this fact: “Stay away from the green plants that goats eat.”
It was asked: “O’ Prophet! What do you mean by these plants?”
He said: “Beautiful women that are raised in polluted homes.”[1]
[1] Wasa’il al-Shia, v.14, p.19 (v.20, p.35, printed by Chap Al-e al-Bayt); Bihar al-Anwar, v.100, p.232, h.10
