1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Sa‘id ibn Yasar who has said the following:

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) after shaving, before visiting the House: if he can apply dyes. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’ He (the Imam) repeated it twice or three times. I asked abu al-Hassan , about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’”