44. Reward of dyeing one’s hair
Back to bookحَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی إِبْرَاهِیمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْأَنْصَارِیِّ عَنْ عِیسَی بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی طَالِبٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: بَلَغَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّ قَوْماً مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ صَفَّرُوا لِحَاهُمْ فَقَالَ هَذَا خِضَابُ الْإِسْلَامِ إِنِّی لَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أَرَاهُمْ قَالَ عَلِیٌّ ع فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَیْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ قَالَ هَذَا خِضَابُ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِکَ مِنْهُ رَغِبُوا فَأَقْنَوْا قَالَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ هَذَا خِضَابُ الْإِیمَانِ إِنِّی لَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أَرَاهُمْ قَالَ عَلِیٌّ ع فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَیْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ قَالَ هَذَا خِضَابُ الْإِیمَانِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِکَ مِنْهُ بَقُوا عَلَیْهِ حَتَّی مَاتُوا.
1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) got the news that some people of his community have applied saffron dye to their beards. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “This is Islamic way of dyeing and I want to meet them.” Ali (a.s.) went to them and conveyed the message of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). They came to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). When the latter saw them, he said, “This is an Islamic way of dyeing.” Amirul Momineen (a.s.) says that when they heard this, they developed a liking for dye and applied a red dye to their beard. When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) got this news, he said, “This is the dye of faith, I would like to meet them.” Amirul Momineen (a.s.) conveyed this message to those people and they gathered near the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). On seeing them, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “This is the dye of faith.” After hearing this saying, those people continued this deed till they lived.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ ظَرِیفِ بْنِ نَاصِحٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ خَلِیفَهَ الْعَبْدِیِّ عَنِ الْمُثَنَّی الْیَمَانِیِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَحَبُّ خِضَابِکُمْ إِلَی اللَّهِ الْحَالِکُ.
2. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) says, “The color of dye, which Allah likes the most is dark black.”
حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْبَغْدَادِیِّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَیْدٍ رَفَعَ الْحَدِیثَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص دِرْهَمٌ فِی الْخِضَابِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ نَفَقَهِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِی سَبِیلِ اللَّهِ وَ فِیهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَهَ خَصْلَهً یَطْرُدُ الرِّیحَ مِنَ الْأُذُنَیْنِ وَ یَجْلُو الْغِشَاوَهَ مِنَ الْبَصَرِ وَ یُلَیِّنُ الْخَیَاشِیمَ وَ یُطَیِّبُ النَّکْهَهَ وَ یَشُدُّ اللِّثَهَ وَ یُذْهِبُ الصُّنَانَ وَ یُقِلُّ وَسْوَسَهَ الشَّیْطَانِ وَ تَفْرَحُ بِهِ الْمَلَائِکَهُ وَ یَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَ یَغِیظُ بِهِ الْکَافِرَ وَ هِیَ زِینَهٌ وَ طِیبٌ وَ بَرَاءَهٌ لَهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ وَ یَسْتَحْیِی مِنْهُ مُنْکَرٌ وَ نَکِیرٌ.
3. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, “Spending a dirham for dye is equal to spending a hundred dirhams in the way of Allah. There are fourteen benefits of applying dye – it stops air from ears, improves eyesight, softens the root of nose, mouth smells good, jaws become strong, removes the odor of armpits, evil thoughts lessen, angels become happy, it is a cause of glad-tidings for a believer and suffering for a disbeliever, it is the cause of beauty, fragrance and avoidance of the hardships of grave and Munkir and Nakir would shy due to dye.”
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ الصُّوفِیِّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَبِی الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عُبْدُوسِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ الْبَغْدَادِیِّ رَفَعَ الْحَدِیثَ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: الْحِنَّاءُ یَذْهَبُ بِالسَّهَکِ وَ یَزِیدُ فِی مَاءِ الْوَجْهِ وَ یُطَیِّبُ النَّکْهَهَ وَ یُحَسِّنُ الْوَلَدَ وَ قَالَ مَنِ اطَّلَی فَتَدَلَّکَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَی قَدَمِهِ نُفِیَ عَنْهُ الْفَقْرُ.
4. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Henna keeps away odor from man, increases one’s honor and prestige, fragrances one’s mouth and makes the children virtuous.” He further said, “One who applies henna from head to toe after using Noorah (depilatory made of lime) his poverty would end.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ سَعِیدِ بْنِ جَنَاحٍ عَنْ سُلَیْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْجَعْفَرِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ: الْخِضَابُ بِالسَّوَادِ زِینَهٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ مَکْبَتَهٌ لِلْعَدُوِّ.
5. Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) says, “Black dye is the cause of beauty for women and a cause of defeat of enemies.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَی قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع یَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنِ اطَّلَی وَ اخْتَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْآکِلَهِ إِلَی طَلْیَهٍ مِثْلِهَا.
6. It is narrated from Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who applies Noorah and dyes his body with henna Allah would keep him away from three things till he applies them again. Those three things are diseases like leprosy, leucoderma and scabies.”