The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 23
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 23
The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification
وَ كَانَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَطْلِي إِبْطَيْهِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ يَقُولُ «نَتْفُ اَلْإِبْطِ يُضْعِفُ اَلْمَنْكِبَيْنِ وَ يُوهِي وَ يُضْعِفُ اَلْبَصَرَ.
And Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام would rub Nuura (depilatory paste) to his armpits in the bathhouse and say: 'Plucking the armpit hair weakens the shoulders and diminishes (weakens) the eyesight.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh