Chapter on Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquettes, and Recommended Practices

From him, from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, from Abu Ahmad Ishaq bin Isma'il, from Al-Abbas bin Abi Al-Abbas, from Ubdus bin Ibrahim, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: Imam عليه السلام said: "Henna removes unpleasant odor, increases the moisture of the face, improves breath, and enhances the beauty of offspring." Imam عليه السلام also said: "Whoever applies depilatory paste in the bathhouse and scrubs himself with henna from his head to his feet will be protected from poverty." Imam عليه السلام further said: "I saw Abu Ja'far Al-Thani عليه السلام coming out of the bathhouse, and Imam عليه السلام was like a rose from his head to his feet due to the effect of henna."