Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْخِضَابُ بِالسَّوَادِ أُنْسٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَ مَهَابَةٌ لِلْعَدُوِّ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Dyeing (the hair or beard) with black brings comfort to women and inspires awe in enemies."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى « وَ أَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ » قَالَ «مِنْهُ اَلْخِضَابُ بِالسَّوَادِ وَ إِنَّ رَجُلاً دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَدْ صَفَّرَ لِحْيَتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ «مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا» ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ هَذَا وَ قَدْ أَقْنَى بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَقَالَ «هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ ذَاكَ» ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالسَّوَادِ فَضَحِكَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ ذَاكَ وَ ذَاكَ».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) commented on the verse of Allah (swt), the Exalted, "And prepare for them whatever force you can muster" (Surah Al-Anfal; 8:60). Imam (a.s) said: "Among it is dyeing with black”. (From Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) ); A man entered upon the Messenger of Allah (saws) with his beard dyed yellow (light color), and the Messenger of Allah (saws) said to him, "How good this is." Then he entered again after that with his beard dyed with henna (reddish color), and the Messenger of Allah (saws) smiled and said: "This is better than the previous." Then he entered again after having dyed it black, and the Prophet smiled and said: "This is better than both of the previous”.

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُعَطِّلَ نَفْسَهَا وَ لَوْ أَنْ تُعَلِّقَ فِي عُنُقِهَا قِلاَدَةً وَ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تَدَعَ يَدَهَا مِنَ اَلْخِضَابِ وَ لَوْ أَنْ تَمْسَحَهَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ مَسْحاً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُسِنَّةً.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "A woman should not neglect herself, even if it means wearing a necklace around her neck, Nor should She leave her hands without dyeing, even if it is by lightly applying henna, even if She is elderly."

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَلْأَظَافِيرَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهَا اَلنُّورَةُ غَيَّرَتْهَا حَتَّى أَنَّهَا تُشْبِهُ أَظَافِيرَ اَلْمَوْتَى فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِتَغْيِيرِهَا.

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) said: "When nails are affected by Nuura (depilatory paste), they can change their appearance, such that they may resemble the nails of the deceased. Therefore, there is no harm in changing (their appearance)."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَا عَلِيُّ دِرْهَمٌ فِي اَلْخِضَابِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ فِيهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ خَصْلَةً يَطْرُدُ اَلرِّيحَ مِنَ اَلْأُذُنَيْنِ وَ يَجْلُو اَلْبَصَرَ وَ يُلَيِّنُ اَلْخَيَاشِيمَ وَ يُطَيِّبُ اَلنَّكْهَةَ وَ يَشُدُّ اَللِّثَةَ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالضَّنَى وَ يُقِلُّ وَسْوَسَةَ اَلشَّيْطَانِ وَ تَفْرَحُ بِهِ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَ يَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ وَ يَغِيظُ بِهِ اَلْكَافِرَ وَ هُوَ زِينَةٌ وَ طِيبٌ وَ يَسْتَحِي مِنْهُ مُنْكَرٌ وَ نَكِيرٌ وَ هُوَ بَرَاءَةٌ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s): "O’ Ali, spending a dirham on dyeing is better than spending a thousand dirhams in other paths for the sake of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious. It has fourteen benefits: it repels odors from the ears, improves eyesight, softens the nostrils, freshens breath, strengthens the gums, removes ailments, reduces the whispering of Satan, brings joy to the angels, gladdens the believer, enrages the disbeliever, it is a form of adornment, a fragrance, it makes Munkar and Nakir (the angels who question the dead in their graves) feel shy, and it is a source of innocence (purity) in one's grave”.

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنِّي لَأَحْلِقُ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ فِيمَا بَيْنَ اَلطَّلْيَةِ إِلَى اَلطَّلْيَةِ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "I indeed shave (the head) every Jumu’ah, from one washing to the next."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِرَجُلٍ: «اِحْلِقْ فَإِنَّهُ يَزِيدُ فِي جَمَالِكَ.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said to a man: "Shave (the head) for it enhances your beauty."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «حَلْقُ اَلرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لاَ عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ لِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَ جَمَالٌ لَكُمْ. وَ مَعْنَى هَذَا فِي قَوْلِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: حِينَ وَصَفَ اَلْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ اَلدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ اَلسَّهْمُ مِنَ اَلرَّمِيَّةِ وَ عَلاَمَتُهُمُ اَلتَّسْبِيدُ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Shaving the head outside of Hajj or 'Umrah is a form of humiliation for your enemies and a source of beauty for you." The meaning of these words the Prophet became apparent, when He described the Khawarij, saying: "They will exit from the religion as an arrow exits from the bow, and their sign is shaving (the head) completely.

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَخْذُ اَلشَّعْرِ مِنَ اَلْأَنْفِ يُحَسِّنُ اَلْوَجْهَ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Removing hair from the nose enhances the appearance of the face."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «غَسْلُ اَلرَّأْسِ بِالْخِطْمِيِّ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ ' أَمَانٌ مِنَ اَلْبَرَصِ وَ اَلْجُنُونِ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Washing the head with Al-khatmi (a type of herbal shampoo or a plant known as marshmallow root) every Jumu’ah provides protection from vitiligo and insanity."