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 دَخَلَ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ اَلْجَهْمِ عَلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: وَ قَدِ اِخْتَضَبَ بِالسَّوَادِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ فِي اَلْخِضَابِ أَجْراً وَ اَلْخِضَابُ وَ اَلتَّهْيِئَةُ مِمَّا يَزِيدُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عِفَّةِ اَلنِّسَاءِ وَ لَقَدْ تَرَكَتْ نِسَاءٌ اَلْعِفَّةَ بِتَرْكِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ اَلتَّهْيِئَةَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ اَلْحِنَّاءَ تَزِيدُ فِي اَلشَّيْبِ فَقَالَ «أَيُّ شَيْءٍ يَزِيدُ فِي اَلشَّيْبِ وَ اَلشَّيْبُ يَزِيدُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ»
Al-Hasan ibn al-Jahm entered upon Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام who had dyed his hair with black dye. Imam عليه السلام said: "Indeed, there is a reward in dyeing. Dyeing and grooming are among those things which increase the chastity of women, and some women have abandoned chastity because their husbands have neglected grooming themselves." (ibn Al-Jahm) replied to Him: "We have heard that henna increases gray hair?” Imam عليه السلام said: “What increases gray hair? Gray hair increases every day."
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