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nasai:3537Aḥmad b. ʿAmr b. al-Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > Makhramah from his father > al-Mughīrah b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk > Um Ḥakīm b. Asīd from her mother

"Do not use kohl unless it cannot be avoided. The Messenger of Allah entered upon me when Abu Salamah died and I had put some aloe juice on my eyes. He said: 'What is this, O Umm Salamah?' I said: 'It is aloe juice, O Messenger of Allah, there is no perfume in it.' He said: 'It makes the face look bright, so only use it at night, and do not comb your hair with perfume or henna, for it is a dye.' I said: 'With what can I comb it, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'With lote leaves -cover your head with them.'"  

النسائي:٣٥٣٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمٍ بِنْتُ أَسِيدٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا

أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَتْ تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَهَا فَتَكْتَحِلُ الْجِلاَءَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ مَوْلاَةً لَهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَنْ كُحْلِ الْجِلاَءِ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَكْتَحِلُ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَمْرٍ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ عَلَى عَيْنِي صَبِرًا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ صَبِرٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ طِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الْوَجْهَ فَلاَ تَجْعَلِيهِ إِلاَّ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلاَ تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلاَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ قُلْتُ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِينَ بِهِ رَأْسَكِ  


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abudawud:2305Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Wahb > Makhramah from his father > al-Mughīrah b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk > Um Ḥakīm b. Usayd from her mother

The correct version is "glittering collyrium (kuhl al-jala'). She sent her slave-girl to Umm Salamah, and she asked her about the use of glittering collyrium (kuhl al-jala'). She said: Do not apply it except in the case of dire need which is troubling you. In that case you can use it at night, but you should remove it in the daytime. Then Umm Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me when AbuSalamah died, and I had put the juice of aloes in my eye. He asked : What is this, Umm Salamah? I replied: It is only the juice of aloes and contains no perfume. He said: It gives the face a glow, so apply it only at night and remove it in daytime, and do not comb yourself with scent or henna, for it is a dye. I asked: What should I use when I comb myself, Messenger of Allah? He said: Use lote-tree leaves and smear your head copiously with them.  

أبو داود:٢٣٠٥حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمٍ بِنْتُ أُسَيْدٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا

أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَتْ تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهَا فَتَكْتَحِلُ بِالْجَلاَءِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ الصَّوَابُ بِكُحْلِ الْجَلاَءِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ مَوْلاَةً لَهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَنْ كُحْلِ الْجَلاَءِ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَكْتَحِلِي بِهِ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَمْرٍ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْكِ فَتَكْتَحِلِينَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَتَمْسَحِينَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ عَلَى عَيْنِي صَبِرًا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ صَبِرٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ طِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الْوَجْهَ فَلاَ تَجْعَلِيهِ إِلاَّ بِاللَّيْلِ وَتَنْزِعِينَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ وَلاَ تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلاَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِينَ بِهِ رَأْسَكِ  

tabarani:20410ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Miqlāṣ from my father > Ibn Wahb > Makhramah b. Bukayr from his father > al-Mughīrah b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk al-Khuzāmī > Um Ḥakīm b. Usayd from her mother > Mawlāh Lahā Arsalathā > Um Salamah > Um Salamah

[Machine] About a woman who sent her servant to Umm Salamah, and the servant said, "I heard Umm Salamah say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me while I was in my waiting period after the death of Abu Salamah: 'Do not use perfumes or henna, as they are a kind of dye.' I said, 'Then what can I use for grooming, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Use sidr (a type of plant) to cover your head with it.'"  

الطبراني:٢٠٤١٠حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مِقْلَاصٍ ثنا أَبِي أَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ الْخُزَامِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمٍ بِنْتُ أُسَيْدٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا

عَنْ مَوْلَاةٍ لَهَا أَرْسَلَتْهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ تَقُولُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي عِدَّتِي مِنْ وَفَاةِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ «لَا تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ» قُلْتُ فَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِي بِهِ رَأْسَكِ»  

nasai-kubra:5700Aḥmad b. ʿAmr b. al-Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > Makhramah from his father > al-Mughīrah b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk > Um Ḥakīm b. Usayd from her mother

"Do not use kohl unless it cannot be avoided. The Messenger of Allah entered upon me when Abu Salamah died and I had put some aloe juice on my eyes. He said: 'What is this, O Umm Salamah?' I said: 'It is aloe juice, O Messenger of Allah, there is no perfume in it.' He said: 'It makes the face look bright, so only use it at night, and do not comb your hair with perfume or henna, for it is a dye.' I said: 'With what can I comb it, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'With lote leaves -cover your head with them.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3537)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٧٠٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمِ بِنْتُ أُسَيْدٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا

أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَتْ تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَهَا فَتَكْتَحِلُ بِكُحْلِ الْجَلَاءِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ مَوْلَاةٌ لَهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَنْ كُحْلِ الْجَلَاءِ فَقَالَتْ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَمْرٍ لَا بُدَّ لَهَا مِنْهُ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ عَلَى عَيْنَيَّ صَبْرًا قَالَ «مَا هَذَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ؟» قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ صَبْرٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ طِيبٌ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الْوَجْهَ فَلَا تَجْعَلِيهِ إِلَّا بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَا تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ» قُلْتُ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِينَ بِهِ رَأْسَكِ»  

bayhaqi:15538Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Abū Bakr b. Dāsah > Abū Dāwud > Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Wahb > Makhramah from his father > al-Mughīrah b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk > Um Ḥakīm b. Asīd from her mother > Zawjahā

The correct version is "glittering collyrium (kuhl al-jala'). She sent her slave-girl to Umm Salamah, and she asked her about the use of glittering collyrium (kuhl al-jala'). She said: Do not apply it except in the case of dire need which is troubling you. In that case you can use it at night, but you should remove it in the daytime. Then Umm Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me when AbuSalamah died, and I had put the juice of aloes in my eye. He asked : What is this, Umm Salamah? I replied: It is only the juice of aloes and contains no perfume. He said: It gives the face a glow, so apply it only at night and remove it in daytime, and do not comb yourself with scent or henna, for it is a dye. I asked: What should I use when I comb myself, Messenger of Allah? He said: Use lote-tree leaves and smear your head copiously with them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2305)   

البيهقي:١٥٥٣٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ نا أَبُو دَاوُدَ نا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ نا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمٍ بِنْتُ أَسِيدٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَتْ تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَهَا فَتَكْتَحِلُ بِكُحْلِ الْجَلَاءِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ

الصَّوَابُ بِكُحْلِ الْجَلَاءِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ مَوْلَاةً لَهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَنْ كُحْلِ الْجَلَاءِ فَقَالَتْ لَا تَكْتَحِلُ بِهِ إِلَّا مِنْ أَمْرٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْكِ فَتَكْتَحِلِينَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَتَمْسَحِينَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ عَلَى عَيْنِي صَبْرًا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ؟ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ الصَّبْرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ طِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الْوَجْهَ فَلَا تَجْعَلِيهِ إِلَّا بِاللَّيْلِ وَتَنْزَعِينَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ وَلَا تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ بِأِيِّ شَيْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِينَ بِهِ رَأْسَكِ