Chapter on Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquettes, and Recommended Practices
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 18
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām
Book 1, Chapter 18
Chapter on Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquettes, and Recommended Practices
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ اَلْأَرْقَطِ خَالِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ وَ أَصَبْتُهُ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ يَطَّلِي فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ حَاجَتِي فَقَالَ« أَ لاَ تَطَّلِي» فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَهْدِي بِهِ أَوَّلَ مِنْ أَمْسِ فَقَالَ« اِطَّلِ فَإِنَّ اَلنُّورَةَ طَهُورٌ».
Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated from Amr ibn Ibrahim, from Khalaf ibn Hammad, from Harun ibn Hukaym al-Arqat, the maternal uncle of Abu Abdillah عليه السلام:
He said: "I came to Imam عليه السلام with a need and found Imam عليه السلام in the bathhouse applying a depilatory (paste). I mentioned my need to Imam عليه السلام, and he said, 'Will you not apply it (nuura)?' I said: 'I just applied it the day before yesterday.' Imam عليه السلام said: 'Apply it, for the depilatory paste is a means of purification.'"
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 398
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