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The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اِحْلِقُوا شَعْرَ اَلْبَطْنِ لِلذَّكَرِ وَ اَلْأُنْثَى.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Shave the abdomen hair for both males and females." (And in another version, it includes armpit hair).
وَ كَانَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَطْلِي إِبْطَيْهِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ يَقُولُ «نَتْفُ اَلْإِبْطِ يُضْعِفُ اَلْمَنْكِبَيْنِ وَ يُوهِي وَ يُضْعِفُ اَلْبَصَرَ.
And Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) would rub Nuura (depilatory paste) to his armpits in the bathhouse and say: 'Plucking the armpit hair weakens the shoulders and diminishes (weakens) the eyesight.'"
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «حَلْقُهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ نَتْفِهِ وَ طَلْيُهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ حَلْقِهِ.»
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Shaving (unwanted hair) is better than plucking them and using Nuura (depilatory paste) is better than shaving them."
وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «نَتْفُ اَلْإِبْطِ يَنْفِي اَلرَّائِحَةَ اَلْمَكْرُوهَةَ وَ هُوَ طَهُورٌ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِمَّا أَمَرَ بِهِ اَلطَّيِّبُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ.
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "Removing armpit hair eliminates unpleasant odors and is a means of purification and a practice (Sunnah) that was commanded by the Good and Pure Prophet (saws)."
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لاَ يُطَوِّلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَعْرَ إِبْطَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَتَّخِذُهُ مِجَنّاً يَسْتَتِرُ بِهِ.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'None of you should allow the hair under his armpits to grow long, for the devil takes it as a shield to hide behind.'
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَوَقَّى اَلنُّورَةَ يَوْمَ اَلْأَرْبِعَاءِ ' فَإِنَّهُ يَوْمُ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ وَ يَجُوزُ اَلنُّورَةُ فِي سَائِرِ اَلْأَيَّامِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: ‘A man should avoid the use of Nuura (depilatory paste) on Wednesday, for it is a day of continuous ill-omen, but otherwise the use of Nuura is permissible on all other days.’"
وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّهَا فِي يَوْمِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ تُورِثُ اَلْبَرَصَ.
(Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Farisi Al-Fattal narrates from The Messenger of Allah (saws) ): “Applying Nuura (depilatory paste) on Jumu’ah, it is said that it can lead to leprosy."
وَ رَوَى اَلرَّيَّانُ بْنُ اَلصَّلْتِ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ - «مَنْ تَنَوَّرَ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَأَصَابَهُ اَلْبَرَصُ فَلاَ يَلُومَنَّ إِلاَّ نَفْسَهُ.
Al-Rayyan ibn Al-Salt narrated from someone, who narrated from Abu Al-Hasan, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s), said: "Whoever puts on Nuura (depilatory paste) on Jumu’ah and is afflicted with leprosy, let him blame no one but himself."
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنِ اِطَّلَى وَ اِخْتَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ آمَنَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ ثَلاَثِ خِصَالٍ اَلْجُذَامِ وَ اَلْبَرَصِ وَ اَلْآكِلَةِ إِلَى طَلْيَةٍ مِثْلِهَا.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Whoever applies depilatory substances (to remove body hair) and dyes with henna, Allah (swt), the Most High, protects him from three things: leprosy, vitiligo (a skin disorder), and ‘al-ākilah’ (a type of skin disease or severe wound infection) until the next time he applies it."
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْحِنَّاءُ عَلَى أَثَرِ اَلنُّورَةِ أَمَانٌ مِنَ اَلْجُذَامِ وَ اَلْبَرَصِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Applying henna after the use of Nuura (depilatory paste) is a protection against leprosy and vitiligo."