Dyeing Hair is from Sunnah’

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الزَّيَّاتِ قَالَ: كَانَ يَجْلِسُ إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ

From Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Al-Hassan Al Zayyat who said,

‘A man from the people of Basrah used to sit to me. I did not cease to be with him until he entered into this matter (Wilayah)’.

قَالَ وَ كُنْتُ أَصِفُ لَهُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- ثُمَّ إِنَّا خَرَجْنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا النُّسُكَ أَخَذْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَأَذِنَ لَنَا

He (the narrator) said, ‘And I had described Abu Ja’far^-asws to him. Then we went out to Makkah. When we had fulfilled the rituals, we took to go to Al-Medina. We sought permission to see Abu Ja’far^-asws. He^-asws permitted for us.

فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي بَيْتٍ مُنَجَّدٍ وَ عَلَيْهِ مِلْحَفَةٌ وَرْدِيَّةٌ وَ قَدِ اخْتَضَبَ وَ اكْتَحَلَ وَ حَفَّ لِحْيَتَهُ فَجَعَلَ صَاحِبِي يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا قَالَ يَا حَسَنُ إِذَا كَانَ غَداً إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَعُدْ أَنْتَ وَ صَاحِبُكَ إِلَيَّ

We entered to see him^-asws in a furnished room, and upon him^-asws was a pink wrapping, and he^-asws had dyed, and applied Kohl, and lightened his^-asws beard. My companion went on to look at him^-asws and looking at the room, and it was objectionable upon his heart. When we stood up, he^-asws said, ‘O Hassan! When it will be tomorrow, if Allah^-azwj so Desires, you and your companion return to me^-asws!’

فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ قُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ وَ دَعْنِي قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ عُدْ أَنْتَ وَ صَاحِبُكَ قَالَ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَ دَعْنِي

When it was the next morning, I said to my companions, ‘Let us go to Abu Ja’far^-asws’. He said, ‘You go and leave me’. I said, ‘Glory be to Allah^-azwj! Didn’t he^-asws saying, ‘You and your companion return to me^-asws’?’ He said, ‘You go and leave me’.

فَوَ اللَّهِ إِنْ زِلْتُ بِهِ حَتَّى أَمْضَيْتُ بِهِ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ إِلَّا حَصًى فَبَرَزَ وَ عَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ غَلِيظٌ وَ هُوَ شَعِثٌ

By Allah^-azwj! I did not cease with him until I went with him. We entered to see him^-asws, and he^-asws was in a room, there wasn’t anything in it except a straw mat. He^-asws emerged and upon him^-asws was a coarse shirt, and he^-asws was unkempt.

فَمَالَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ دَخَلْتُمْ عَلَيَّ أَمْسِ فِي الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي‏ رَأَيْتُمْ وَ هُوَ بَيْتُ المَرْأَةِ وَ لَيْسَ هُوَ بَيْتِي وَ كَانَ أَمْسِ يَوْمَهَا فَتَزَيَّنْتُ وَ كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَتَزَيَّنَ لَهَا كَمَا تَزَيَّنَتْ لِي وَ هَذَا بَيْتِي فَلَا يَعْرِضْ فِي قَلْبِكَ يَا أَخَا الْبَصْرَةِ

He^-asws leaned towards us and said: ‘You had entered to see me^-asws yesterday in the room which you saw, and it was the wife’s room, and it isn’t my^-asws room. Yesterday it was her day, so I^-asws adorned, and it was upon me^-asws that I^-asws adorned for her like what she adorns for me^-asws, and this is my^-asws room, therefore do not have any objection in your heart, O brother of Al-Basra!’

فَقَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ كَانَ عَرَضَ فَأَمَّا الْآنَ فَقَدْ أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ بِهِ.

He said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^-asws! There had been an objection. As for now, Allah^-azwj has Done away with it’’.^[1]

مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمَحَاسِنِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ يُوشَعَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع إِنَّ لِي فَتَاةً قَدِ ارْتَفَعَتْ عِلَّتُهَا

From the book ‘Al Mahaasin’ – from Ismail Bin Yoshua who said,

‘I said to Al-Reza^-asws: ‘There is a young girl for me, her illness has risen (her menstruation had stopped)’.

قَالَ اخْضِبْ رَأْسَهَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّ الْحَيْضَ سَيَعُودُ إِلَيْهَا

He^-asws said: ‘Dye her head with the henna, for the menstruation will be returning to her’.

قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهَا الْحَيْضُ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘I did that, and the menstruation returned to her’’.^[2]

عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ: فِي الْخِضَابِ ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ مَهْيَبَةٌ فِي الْحَرْبِ وَ مَحَبَّةٌ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ وَ يَزِيدُ فِي الْبَاهِ.

From Abu Al-Hassan^-asws having said: ‘In the drying there are three qualities – awe during the war, and the love to the women, and increase in the libido’’.^[3]

عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى ع خَضَبْتَ

From Al-Hassan Bin Al Jahm who said,

‘I said to Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws, ‘You^-asws have dyed?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَ الْكَتَمِ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَأَجْراً إِنَّهَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَى مِنْكَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرَى مِنْهَا يَعْنِي الْمَرْأَةَ فِي التَّهْيِئَةِ وَ لَقَدْ خَرَجْنَ نِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْعَفَافِ إِلَى الْفُجُورِ مَا أَخْرَجَهُنَّ إِلَّا قِلَّةُ تَهْيِئَةِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ.

He^-asws said: ‘Yes, with the Henna and the indigo leaf. Don’t you know that there is Reward in that? She loved to see from you similar to that which you love to see from her – meaning in the preparation; and the women are exiting from the chastity to the immorality. They are not going out (out chastity to immorality) except due to the lack of preparation of their husbands’’.^[4]

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى ع قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع‏ أَنَّ نِسَاءَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ خَرَجْنَ مِنَ الْعَفَافِ إِلَى الْفُجُورِ مَا أَخْرَجَهُنَّ إِلَّا قِلَّةُ تَهْيِئَةِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ

From Ali^-asws Bin Musa^-asws having said: ‘My^-asws father^-asws informed me^-asws from his^-asws father^‑asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws: ‘Women of the children of Israel exited from the chastity to the immorality. Nothing exited them except lack of preparation of their husbands’.

وَ قَالَ إِنَّهَا تَشْتَهِي مِنْكَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي تَشْتَهِي مِنْهَا.

And he^-asws said: ‘She yearns from you similar to which you are yearning from her’’.^[5]

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: خِضَابُ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ.

From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Dyeing the head and the beard is from the Sunnah’’.^[6]

عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع قَالَ: لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَدَعَ يَدَهَا مِنَ الْخِضَابِ وَ لَوْ تَمْسَحُهَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ مَسْحاً وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مُسِنَّةً.

From Muhammad Bin Muslim,

From one of the two (5^th or 6^th Imam^-asws) having said: ‘It is not befitting for the woman that she leaves her hand from the dyeing, and even if she were to wipe it with the Henna, and even if she were to be elderly’’.^[7]

عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَخْضِبَ رَأْسَهَا بِالسَّوَادِ

From Ja’far^-asws Bin Muhammad^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah^‑saww allowed for the woman to dye her head with the black’.

قَالَ وَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص النِّسَاءَ بِالْخِضَابِ ذَاتَ الْبَعْلِ وَ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الْبَعْلِ أَمَّا ذَاتُ الْبَعْلِ فَتَزَيَّنُ لِزَوْجِهَا وَ أَمَّا غَيْرُ ذَاتِ الْبَعْلِ فَلَا تُشْبِهُ يَدُهَا يَدَ الرِّجَالِ.

He^-asws said: ‘And Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed the women with the husband with the dyeing. As for the one with a husband, she should adorn for her husband, and as for the one without a husband, she should not resemble her hand with the hand of the men (by letting her hair grow)’’.^[8]

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: تَخْتَضِبُ النُّفَسَاءُ.

From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘The one in post-childbirth should dye’’.^[9]

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع‏ أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنِ الْقَنَازِعِ وَ الْقُصَصِ وَ نَقْشِ الْخِضَابِ‏.

From Abu Abdullah^-asws, from his^-asws father^-asws, from Ali^-asws having prohibited from the disguising, and the story-telling, and engraving (designing) the dyes’’.^[10]

عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي وَ جَدِّي وَ عَمِّي حَمَّامَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ فِي الْمَسْلَخِ فَقَالَ مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ قَالَ مِنْ أَيِّ الْعِرَاقِ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ

From Hanan Bin Sadeyr, from his father who said,

‘I, and my father, and my grandfather, and my paternal uncle entered a bathhouse of Al‑Medina. There was a man in the changing room. He said, ‘From whom is the group?’ We said, ‘From people of Al-Iraq’. He said, From Which Al-Iraq?’ We said from the people of Al-Kufa’.

قَالَ مَرْحَباً وَ أَهْلًا يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ

He said, ‘Hello and welcome, O people of Al-Kufa! You are the slogan without the cloak’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنَ الْإِزَارِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ عَوْرَةُ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ

Then he said, ‘What prevents you from (wearing) the trouser? Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Nakedness of the Muslim is prohibited unto the Muslim’’.

قَالَ فَبَعَثَ عَمِّي إِلَى كِرْبَاسَةٍ فَشَقَّهَا بِأَرْبَعَةٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا وَاحِدَةً فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ سَأَلْنَا عَنِ الشَّيْخِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الْبَاقِرُ ع مَعَهُ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘My paternal uncle sent for four thick pieces of cotton, then each one of us took one. When we came out from the bathhouse, we asked about the sheikh, and behold, it was Ali^-asws Bin Al-Husayn^-asws and his^-asws son^-asws Muhammad Al-Baqir^-asws was with him^‑asws’’.^[11]

وَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ هَارُونَ الْعِجْلِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ لَا وَ لَا عَلِيٌّ وَ لَكِنْ خَضَبَ أَبِي وَ جَدِّي فَإِنْ خَضَبْتَ فَحَسَنٌ وَ إِنْ تَرَكْتَ فَحَسَنٌ.

And from Suleyman Bin Harou Al Ijaly who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullah^-asws, ‘Did Rasool-Allah^-saww dye?’

He^-asws said: ‘No, nor Ali^-asws, but my^-asws father^-asws dyed, and my^-asws grandfather^-asws. If you were to dye, then good, and if you were to leave it, then good’’.^[12]

عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْخِضَابِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَخْتَضِبُ وَ هَذَا شَعْرُهُ عِنْدَنَا.

From Jareer Bin Muhammad,

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked him about the dyeing. He^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww used to dye, and these are his^-saww hair, in our^-asws possession’’.^[13]

عَنْ حَفْصٍ الْأَعْوَرِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْخِضَابِ خِضَابِ اللِّحْيَةِ وَ الرَّأْسِ

From Ja’far Al Ahowl said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullah^-asws, ‘What are you^-asws saying regarding the dyeing, dyeing the beard and the head?’

فَقَالَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ

He^-asws said: ‘(It is) from the Sunnah’.

قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ‏

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘But Amir Al-Momineen^-asws did not dye!’

قَالَ إِنَّمَا مَنَعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص سَتُخْضَبُ هَذِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ.

He^-asws said: ‘But rather, Amir Al-Momineen^-asws refused (due to) words of Rasool-Allah^-saww: ‘You^-asws will be dyed this (beard) from this(blood of the head)’’.^[14]

عَنْهُ ع قَالَ: تُرْكُ الْخِضَابِ بُؤْسٌ‏.

From him^-asws having said: ‘Neglecting the dyeing is wretchedness’’.^[15]

جش، الفهرست للنجاشي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَارُونَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَصْفَهَانِيِّ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحُرِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع عَنْ خِضَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ حِنَّاءٌ وَ كَتَمٌ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Fihrist’ of Al Najashy – Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Nuh, from Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Haroun Al Hashimy, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Al-Husayn, and Isa Bin Abdullah Al Tayalisy, from Muhammad Bin Saeed Al Asfahany, from Shareek, from Jabir, from Amro Bin Hureys, from Ubeydullah Bin Al Hurr,

‘He asked Al-Husayn^-asws Bin Ali^-asws about his^-asws dyeing. He^-asws said: ‘It isn’t like what you are seeing. But rather, it is Henna and indigo leaf’’.^[16]

نهج، نهج البلاغة سُئِلَ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَ لَا تَتَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ

(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –

‘He^-asws was asked about words of the Prophet^-saww: ‘Change the grey-hair and do not be resembling the Jews’’.

فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ ص ذَلِكَ وَ الدِّينُ قُلٌّ فَأَمَّا الْآنَ وَ قَدِ اتَّسَعَ نِطَاقُهُ وَ ضَرَبَ بِجِرَانِهِ فَامْرُؤٌ وَ مَا اخْتَارَ.

He^-asws said: ‘But rather he^-saww said that while the religion was little (confined to a few). As for today, and its domain is vast, and is striking its neighbours (firmly established), so every person and whatever he chooses (to do)’’.^[17]

نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ ثَلَاثٌ يُطْفِينَ نُورَ الْعَبْدِ مَنْ قَطَعَ أَوِدَّاءَ أَبِيهِ وَ غَيَّرَ شَيْبَتَهُ بِسَوَادٍ

(The book) ‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy – By his chain,

‘From Musa^-asws Bin Ja’far^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Three extinguish Noor of the servant – one who cuts off the cordial ones of his father, and changes his grey hair with the black’.

قَالَ وَ رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ فِي الْحُجُرَاتِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَهُ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘And he^-asws raised his^-asws sight into the chambers from without any permission being for him^-asws’’.^[18]

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْخِضَابِ ذَاتَ بَعْلٍ وَ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ‏.

And by this chain,

‘He^-asws said: ‘Ali^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww instructed with the dyeing to be done by the woman with a husband, and without a husband’’.^[19]

نهج، نهج البلاغة قِيلَ لَهُ ع لَوْ غَيَّرْتَ شَيْبَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –

‘It was said to him^-asws, ‘If you^-asws could change your^-asws grey hair, O Amir Al-Momineen^-asws!’

فَقَالَ ع الْخِضَابُ زِينَةٌ وَ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ فِي مُصِيبَةٍ.

He^-asws said: ‘The dyeing is an adornment, and we were a group in calamity (passing away of Rasool-Allah^-saww’’).^[20]

كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ، لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ صميت قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً ع أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ.

(The book) ‘Kitab Al Gahraat’ of Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy, from Abdullah Bin Abu Sheyba, from Shareek, from Sadeyr, from his father, from Hakeem Bin Sameet who said,

‘I saw Ali^-asws being of white head and beard’’.^[21]

وَ عَنْ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ وَكِيعٍ عَنْ سَوَادَةَ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً ع أَصْفَرَ اللِّحْيَةِ.

And from Abu Sheyba, from Wakie, from Sawadah Bin Hanzala who said,

‘I saw Ali^-asws with a yellow (dyed) beard’’.^[22]

الْعِلَلُ، لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏ الْعِلَّةُ فِي خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ ص مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِكَيْ يَقْتَدُوا بِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ الْعِلَّةُ فِي تَرْكِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع الْخِضَابَ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تُخْضَبُ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذِهِ يَعْنِي لِحْيَتَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ يَعْنِي مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَأَحَبَّ ع أَنْ يَخْضِبَهَا بِالدَّمِ.

(The book) ‘Al Ilal’ of Muhammad bin Ali Bin Ibrahim,

‘The reason regarding the Prophet^-saww dyeing once was so that it would be emulated with, then he^-saww did not dye after that, and the reason in Amir Al-Momineen^-asws neglecting the dyeing is due to words of Rasool-Allah^-saww: ‘O Ali^-asws! This’ – meaning his^-asws beard – ‘will be dyed from this’ – meaning from his^-asws heard. Thus, Ali^-asws loved it to be dyed with the blood’’.^[23]

[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 20

[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 21

[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 22

[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 23

[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 24

[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 25

[7] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 26

[8] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 27

[9] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 28

[10] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 9 / 29

[11] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 10 a

[12] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 10 b

[13] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 10 c

[14] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 10 d

[15] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 10 e

[16] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 11

[17] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 12

[18] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 13 a

[19] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 13 b

[20] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 14

[21] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 15 a

[22] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 15 b

[23] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 8 H 16