1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Sa‘id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) after shaving, before visiting the House: if he can apply dyes. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’ He (the Imam) repeated it twice or three times. I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous); if he can cover his head after shaving. He (the Imam) said, ‘Son, shaving is greater than his covering it.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Yunus Mawla’ Ali from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz who has said the following: “I saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), after slaughtering his offering and shaving applied musk to his head and visited the House wearing a shirt and he (the Imam) was for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous).” NOTE: Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from abu Ayyub a similar Hadith.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “A child was born to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), in Mina’. On the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah) he (the Imam) sent us sweet mix with saffron in it and we had shaved. ‘Abd al-Rahman has said, ‘I ate but abu al-Kahiliy and Murazim abstained from eating. They said, “We have not visited the House yet.” Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), had heard our conversation, and he (the Imam) asked Musadif, the messenger who had brought the sweet mix. “What were they talking about?” He replied that ‘Abd al-Rahman ate the sweet but the other two abstained saying they have not visited the House yet. He (the Imam) said, “‘Abd al-Rahman has done the right thing.” He (the Imam) then said, “Does he not remember that on such a day a similar thing was brought for us? I ate from it and my brother ‘Abd Allah abstained from eating. When my father came, he provoked him against me saying, ‘Musa just ate sweet mix with saffron in it and he has not yet visited the House.’ My father said, ‘He is more knowledgeable in fiqh than you are. Is it not the fact that you have shaved your heads?”””

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Safwan has narrated from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and shaves his head. What thereafter becomes lawful for him? He (the Imam) said, ‘Everything becomes permissible except women.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.