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The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification
وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ مَنِ اِطَّلَى وَ تَدَلَّكَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ نَفَى اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ اَلْفَقْرَ.
It is narrated (from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah) that he narrates: "Whoever applies a depilatory substance and massages himself with henna from head to toe, Allah (swt) removes poverty from him."
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اِخْتَضِبُوا بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو اَلْبَصَرَ وَ يُنْبِتُ اَلشَّعْرَ وَ يُطَيِّبُ اَلرِّيحَ وَ يُسَكِّنُ اَلزَّوْجَةَ»
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Dye with henna, for it improves eyesight, promotes hair growth, gives a pleasant fragrance, and calms the wife”.
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْحِنَّاءُ يَذْهَبُ بِالسَّهَكِ وَ يَزِيدُ فِي مَاءِ اَلْوَجْهِ وَ يُطَيِّبُ اَلنَّكْهَةَ وَ يُحَسِّنُ اَلْوَلَدَ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Henna removes the odors, increases radiance in the face, improves breath, and beautifies one's offspring."
وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْخِضَابُ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ مِنَ اَلسُّنَّةِ.
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "Dyeing (the hair or beard) is the tradition of Muhammad (saws) and it is part of the Sunnah."
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ بَأْسَ بِالْخِضَابِ كُلِّهِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "There is no harm in any kind of dyeing."
وَ دَخَلَ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ اَلْجَهْمِ عَلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: وَ قَدِ اِخْتَضَبَ بِالسَّوَادِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ فِي اَلْخِضَابِ أَجْراً وَ اَلْخِضَابُ وَ اَلتَّهْيِئَةُ مِمَّا يَزِيدُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عِفَّةِ اَلنِّسَاءِ وَ لَقَدْ تَرَكَتْ نِسَاءٌ اَلْعِفَّةَ بِتَرْكِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ اَلتَّهْيِئَةَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ اَلْحِنَّاءَ تَزِيدُ فِي اَلشَّيْبِ فَقَالَ «أَيُّ شَيْءٍ يَزِيدُ فِي اَلشَّيْبِ وَ اَلشَّيْبُ يَزِيدُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ»
Al-Hasan ibn al-Jahm entered upon Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) who had dyed his hair with black dye. Imam (a.s) said: "Indeed, there is a reward in dyeing. Dyeing and grooming are among those things which increase the chastity of women, and some women have abandoned chastity because their husbands have neglected grooming themselves." (ibn Al-Jahm) replied to Him: "We have heard that henna increases gray hair?” Imam (a.s) said: “What increases gray hair? Gray hair increases every day."
وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْخِضَابِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَخْتَضِبُ وَ هَذَا شَعْرُهُ عِنْدَنَا.
Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) about dyeing the hair, and He said: "The Messenger of Allah (saws) used to dye, and we still have some of his hair with us."
وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَ لِحْيَتِهِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ شَيْبَةً.
It is reported that The Prophet (saws) had seventeen gray hairs in his head and beard.
وَ كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَخْتَضِبُونَ بِالْكَتَمِ.
The Prophet, Imam Hussain ibn Ali (a.s) and Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) used to dye their hair with katam (a plant-based dye often used in combination with henna to produce a darker color).
وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَخْتَضِبُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَ اَلْكَتَمِ.
And Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (a.s) used to dye his hair with both henna and Al-Katam (plant-based black)."