Clothing, Dress & Adornment

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Abu Huraira told that God’s messenger said, “The influence of the evil eye is true,” and forbade tattooing. (It would seem from this tradition that tattooing was used as a protection agains; the evil eye.) Bukhari transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Ibn ‘Umar said he had seen God’s messenger with matted hair. Bukhari transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Anas said the Prophet forbade men to use saffron. (Mirqat, iv, 461, says this applies to their clothing and their bodies, as it is a female custom but does not prohibit a small use of it.) (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

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‘A’isha said she used to perfume the Prophet with the sweetest perfume she could find till she saw the perfume shining on his head and beard. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Nafi' said that when Ibn ‘Umar perfumed himself he used aloes-wood mixed with no other perfume, and also used camphor which he mixed in with the aloes-wood. Then he said that God’s messenger had perfumed himself thus. Muslim transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Ibn ‘Abbas said the Prophet used to clip or take something off his moustache, and Abraham the friend of the Compassionate One used to do it. Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Zaid b. Arqam reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who does not take something off his moustache is not one of us.” Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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‘Amr b. Shu'aib; on his father's authority, said his grandfather told that the Prophet used to take something off the side and the bottom of his beard. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Ya‘la b. Murra told that when the Prophet saw some khaluq (A liquid, yellow perfume mainly composed of saffron) on him he asked whether he had a wife, and when he replied that he had not he said, “Wash it,...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Abu Musa reported God’s messenger as saying, “God does not accept the prayer of a man who has any khaluq on his body.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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I came to my family after a journey with my hands chapped and they perfumed me with saffron. In the morning I went to the Prophet and gave him a greeting, but instead of responding to it he said, “Go...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “The perfume for men is that whose odour is apparent but whose colour is hidden, and the perfume for women is that whose colour is apparent but whose odour is hidden. Tirmidhi and...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Anas said God’s messenger had sukka (A perfume made from ramik, a black substance mixed with musk. After an elaborate process of pounding and moistening it was left for a year before being used. Its perfume is said to have...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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He said God’s messenger often greased his head and combed his beard, and he often wore a head veil as though his garment (the explanation which seems to be preferred is that the word "garment’’ here refers to the cloth...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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God’s messenger came to us once in Mecca and he had four plaits of hair. Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

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‘A'isha said that when she parted God’s messenger’s hair she made a parting from the crown of his head and let his forelock hang between his eyes. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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‘Abdallah b. Mughaffal said God’s messenger forbade combing the hair except every second day. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.

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‘Abdallah b. Buraida told that a man asked Fadala b. ‘Ubaid why it was he saw him dishevelled and he replied that God's messenger had forbidden them to indulge much in luxury. He asked why it was he saw him...

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who has hair should honour it.” Abu Dawud trrnsmitted it.

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Abu Dharr reported God’s messenger as saying, “The best things with which grey hairs are changed are henna and katam (leaves of the salam tree (mimosa flava). This dye applied with henna to the hair is said to preserve its...