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
وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «حَلْقُ اَلرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لاَ عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ لِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَ جَمَالٌ لَكُمْ. وَ مَعْنَى هَذَا فِي قَوْلِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: حِينَ وَصَفَ اَلْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ اَلدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ اَلسَّهْمُ مِنَ اَلرَّمِيَّةِ وَ عَلاَمَتُهُمُ اَلتَّسْبِيدُ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "Shaving the head outside of Hajj or 'Umrah is a form of humiliation for your enemies and a source of beauty for you." The meaning of these words the Prophet became apparent, when He described the Khawarij, saying: "They will exit from the religion as an arrow exits from the bow, and their sign is shaving (the head) completely.
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