Prophethood

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا لَيْسَتْ كَأَحَدٍ مِنْكُنَّ إِنَّهَا لَا تَرَى دَماً فِي حَيْضٍ وَ لَا نِفَاسٍ كَالْحُورِيَّةِ.

Hadith.194 - The Prophet (sw) said: ‘Indeed, Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A} is not like any of you; She does not experience menstrual blood or postnatal bleeding, like the heavenly maidens.'

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ مَنْ جَامَعَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ فَخَرَجَ الْوَلَدُ مَجْذُوماً أَوْ أَبْرَصَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ.

Hadith.201 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: 'Whoever has intercourse with his wife while She is menstruating, and if the child born from that union is afflicted with leprosy or vitiligo, he should blame only himself.'

وَ ذَكَرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ مَيْمُونَةَ[3] كَانَتْ تَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ يَأْمُرُنِي إِذَا كُنْتُ حَائِضاً أَنْ أَتَّزِرَ بِثَوْبٍ ثُمَّ أَضْطَجِعَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفِرَاشِ.

Hadith.205 - It was reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that Maymunah used to say: ‘The Prophet would instruct me, when I was menstruating, to wrap myself with a cloth (izar) and then lie down with him in bed.'

قَالَ: وَ كُنَّ نِسَاءُ النَّبِيِّ ص لَا يَقْضِينَ الصَّلَاةَ[1] إِذَا حِضْنَ وَ لَكِنْ يَتَحَشَّيْنَ حِينَ يَدْخُلُ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ وَ يَتَوَضَّيْنَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسْنَ قَرِيباً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ[2] فَيَذْكُرْنَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Hadith.206 – (From Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as)), He said: 'The wives of the Prophet did not make up the prayers when they were menstruating. However, when the time for prayer entered, they would use cotton (for cleanliness), perform wudu (ablution), and then sit near the mosque to remember Allah (swt), the Mi

وَ كَانَ بَعْضُ نِسَاءِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ تُرَجِّلُ شَعْرَهَا وَ تَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهَا وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ.

Hadith.209 - Some of the wives of the Prophet (sw) used to comb their hair and wash their heads while they were menstruating.

وَ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَ لَا تُخْبِرُنِي مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ وَ قُلْتَ إِنَّ الْمَسْحَ بِبَعْضِ الرَّأْسِ وَ بَعْضِ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فَضَحِكَ وَ قَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الْكِتَابُ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ- فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ‌ فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّ الْوَجْهَ كُلَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُغْسَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌ وَ أَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرافِقِ

Hadith.212 – From Zurarah, he asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): 'Would you not inform me from where you derived and said that wiping is done on part of the head and part of the feet?' Imam (as) smiled and said: 'O’ Zurarah, it was stated by the Messenger of Allah (sw) and it was revealed in the Book of Allah (

وَقَالَ زُرَارَةُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لِعَمَّارٍ فِي سَفَرٍ لَهُ «يَا عَمَّارُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّكَ أَجْنَبْتَ فَكَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ» قَالَ تَمَرَّغْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ فِي اَلتُّرَابِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «كَذَلِكَ يَتَمَرَّغُ اَلْحِمَارُ أَ فَلاَ صَنَعْتَ كَذَا» ثُمَّ أَهْوَى بِيَدَيْهِ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَوَضَعَهُمَا عَلَى اَلص

Hadith.213 - From Zurarah, he narrates that Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said: 'One day, the Messenger of Allah (sw) said to Ammar while on a journey, "O’ Ammar, it has reached us that you became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge). What did you do?" Ammar replied: "I rolled in the dirt, O’ Messenge

وَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فُلَاناً أَصَابَتْهُ جَنَابَةٌ وَ هُوَ مَجْدُورٌ فَغَسَّلُوهُ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ قَتَلُوهُ أَلَّا سَأَلُوا[3] أَلَّا يَمَّمُوهُ إِنَّ شِفَاءَ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ‌[4].

Hadith.219 - It was said to the Messenger of Allah (sw): 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), so-and-so became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge) and had smallpox, so they washed him and he died.' Imam (as) said: 'They killed him! Why did they not ask? Why did they not perform tayammum for him? Surely, the cure fo

وَ أَتَى أَبُو ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: «يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ جَامَعْتُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَاءٍ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَحْمِلٍ فَاسْتَتَرْنَا بِهِ وَ بِمَاءٍ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ أَنَا وَ هِيَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَكْفِيكَ اَلصَّعِيدُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ».

Hadith.222 - Abu Dharr came to the Prophet, and said: "O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), I have perished; I had relations (with a women) without water (for ghusl afterwards)." The Prophet then ordered a canopy to be used for covering (privacy) and water for bathing. Abu Dharr said: 'We both (he and his wife) then performed g

مَنْ كانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَدْخُلِ الْحَمَّامَ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ نَهَى ص عَنِ الْغُسْلِ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ نَهَى عَنْ دُخُولِ الْأَنْهَارِ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلْمَاءِ أَهْلًا وَ سُكَّاناً. وَ غُسْلُ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ الْحَضَرِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ الْمَاءِ[

Hadith.226 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: ‘Whoever believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day should not enter the bathhouse except with a waistcloth (covering).’ And He prohibited washing under the open sky without a covering and prohibited entering rivers without a covering, saying: 'The water has inhabitants and

فِي عِلَّةِ غُسْلِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ فِي نَوَاضِحِهَا وَ أَمْوَالِهَا[3] فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ حَضَرُوا الْمَسْجِدَ فَتَأَذَّى النَّاسُ بِأَرْوَاحِ آبَاطِهِمْ وَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْغُسْلِ فَجَرَتْ بِذَلِكَ السُّنَّةُ

Hadith.230 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding the reason for the Jumu’ah (ritual bath): 'The Ansar (residents of Medina who supported the Prophet) used to work in their fields and with their livestock. When Jumu’ah came, they would attend the mosque, and the people were bothered by the odor from the

مَنْ كانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَبْعَثْ بِحَلِيلَتِهِ إِلَى الْحَمَّامِ[3]

Hadith.240 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day (Qiyamah) should not send his wife to the bathhouse."

قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي وَ جَدِّي وَ عَمِّي حَمَّاماً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ- فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَسْلَخِ فَقَالَ لَنَا مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ- فَقَالَ وَ أَيُّ الْعِرَاقِ فَقُلْنَا الْكُوفِيُّونَ فَقَالَ مَرْحَباً بِكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ وَ أَهْلًا أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنَ الْإِزَارِ[1] فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ عَوْرَ

Hadith.252 - Hanan ibn Sudayr narrated from his father: He said: 'I entered a bathhouse in Medina with my father, grandfather, and uncle. There was a man in the changing room.’ Imam (as) said: ”Where are you people from?" We replied: ”From the people of Al-Iraq” . Imam (as) said: ”Which part of Al-Iraq?” We replied: ”F

مَنْ كانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَتْرُكْ عَانَتَهُ فَوْقَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً وَ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تَدَعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا فَوْقَ عِشْرِينَ يَوْماً

Hadith.260 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day (Qiyamah) should not leave the hair of their pubic region untrimmed for more than forty days, and it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day (Qiyamah) to leave it untrimmed for more than

احْلِقُوا شَعْرَ الْبَطْنِ لِلذَّكَرِ وَ الْأُنْثَى[1]

Hadith.261 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Shave the abdomen hair for both males and females." (And in another version, it includes armpit hair).

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ نَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ يَنْفِي الرَّائِحَةَ الْمَكْرُوهَةَ وَ هُوَ طَهُورٌ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِمَّا أَمَرَ بِهِ الطَّيِّبُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ السَّلَامُ‌[2].

Hadith.264 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Removing armpit hair eliminates unpleasant odors and is a means of purification and a practice (Sunnah) that was commanded by the Good and Pure Prophet (sw)."

لَا يُطَوِّلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَعْرَ إِبْطَيْهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَتَّخِذُهُ مِجَنّاً يَسْتَتِرُ بِهِ[3]. وَ الْجُنُبُ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَطَّلِيَ فَإِنَّ النُّورَةَ تَزِيدُهُ نَظَافَةً

Hadith.265 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: 'None of you should allow the hair under his armpits to grow long, for the devil takes it as a shield to hide behind.'

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهَا فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ تُورِثُ الْبَرَصَ‌[4].

Hadith.267 – (Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Farisi Al-Fattal narrates from The Messenger of Allah (sw) ): “Applying Nuura (depilatory paste) on Jumu’ah, it is said that it can lead to leprosy."

مَنِ اطَّلَى وَ اخْتَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْآكِلَةِ إِلَى طَلْيَةٍ مِثْلِهَا

Hadith.269 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever applies depilatory substances (to remove body hair) and dyes with henna, Allah (swt), the Most High, protects him from three things: leprosy, vitiligo (a skin disorder), and ‘al-ākilah’ (a type of skin disease or severe wound infection) until the next time he appl

اخْتَضِبُوا بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَ يُنْبِتُ الشَّعْرَ وَ يُطَيِّبُ الرِّيحَ وَ يُسَكِّنُ الزَّوْجَةَ[3]

Hadith.272 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Dye with henna, for it improves eyesight, promotes hair growth, gives a pleasant fragrance, and calms the wife”.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَخْتَضِبُ وَ هَذَا شَعْرُهُ عِنْدَنَا.

Hadith.277 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about dyeing the hair, and He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to dye, and we still have some of his hair with us."

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ ع كَانَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَ لِحْيَتِهِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ شَيْبَةً.

Hadith.278 - It is reported that The Prophet (sw) had seventeen gray hairs in his head and beard.

وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع- يَخْتَضِبُونَ بِالْكَتَمِ‌[4].

Hadith.279 - The Prophet, Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) and Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) used to dye their hair with katam (a plant-based dye often used in combination with henna to produce a darker color).

وَ قَالَ ع- فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى‌ وَ أَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ قَالَ مِنْهُ الْخِضَابُ بِالسَّوَادِ[1] وَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ صَفَّرَ لِحْيَتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ هَذَا وَ قَدْ أَقْنَى بِالْحِنَّاءِ[2] فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ ذَاكَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذ

Hadith.282 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) commented on the verse of Allah (swt), the Exalted, "And prepare for them whatever force you can muster" (Surah Al-Anfal; 8:60). Imam (as) said: "Among it is dyeing with black”. (From Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) ); A man entered upon the Messenger of Allah (s

لِعَلِيٍّ ع يَا عَلِيُّ دِرْهَمٌ فِي الْخِضَابِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ فِيهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ خَصْلَةً يَطْرُدُ الرِّيحَ مِنَ الْأُذُنَيْنِ وَ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَ يُلَيِّنُ الْخَيَاشِيمَ وَ يُطَيِّبُ النَّكْهَةَ وَ يَشُدُّ اللِّثَةَ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالضَّنَى[5] وَ يُقِلُّ وَسْوَسَةَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَ تَفْرَحُ بِهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ يَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ-

Hadith.285 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as): "O’ Ali, spending a dirham on dyeing is better than spending a thousand dirhams in other paths for the sake of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious. It has fourteen benefits: it repels odors from the ears, improves eyesight, softens the nostr

لِرَجُلٍ احْلِقْ فَإِنَّهُ يَزِيدُ فِي جَمَالِكَ

Hadith.287 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said to a man: "Shave (the head) for it enhances your beauty."

حَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ لِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَ جَمَالٌ لَكُمْ. وَ مَعْنَى هَذَا فِي قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص حِينَ وَصَفَ الْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ وَ عَلَامَتُهُمُ التَّسْبِيدُ[3]. وَ هُوَ الْحَلْقُ وَ تَرْكُ التَّدَهُّنِ[4]

Hadith.288 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Shaving the head outside of Hajj or 'Umrah is a form of humiliation for your enemies and a source of beauty for you." The meaning of these words the Prophet became apparent, when He described the Khawarij, saying: "They will exit from the religion as an arrow ex

وَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص اغْتَمَّ فَأَمَرَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع- أَنْ يَغْسِلَ رَأْسَهُ بِالسِّدْرِ وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ سِدْراً مِنْ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى.

Hadith.294 - And when the Messenger of Allah (sw) was distressed, Archangel Jibril (as) instructed him to wash his head with sidr (lote tree leaves), and this sidr was from the lote tree of Sidrat al-Muntaha (the utmost boundary in the heavens)."

اغْسِلُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ بِوَرَقِ السِّدْرِ فَإِنَّهُ قَدَّسَهُ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ وَ كُلُّ نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ وَ مَنْ غَسَلَ رَأْسَهُ بِوَرَقِ السِّدْرِ صَرَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَسْوَسَةَ الشَّيْطَانِ سَبْعِينَ يَوْماً وَ مَنْ صَرَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَسْوَسَةَ الشَّيْطَانِ سَبْعِينَ يَوْماً لَمْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ. وَ مَنْ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِ مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ فَلَ

Hadith.296 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Wash your heads with sidr (lote) leaves, for every Muqarrab Angel and every Mursil Prophet has sanctified it. Whoever washes their head with sidr leaves, Allah (swt) will remove the whisperings of Shaytan (Satan) from them for seventy days. Whoever is free from

الدَّاءُ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ الدَّوَاءُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَأَمَّا الدَّاءُ فَالدَّمُ وَ الْمِرَّةُ وَ الْبَلْغَمُ فَدَوَاءُ الدَّمِ الْحِجَامَةُ وَ دَوَاءُ الْبَلْغَمِ الْحَمَّامُ وَ دَوَاءُ الْمِرَّةِ الْمَشِيُ[1]

Hadith.299 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Disease is of three types, and the cure is of three types : As for the ailments, they are blood, bile, and phlegm. The cure for blood is with cupping, the cure for phlegm is the bathhouse, and the cure for bile is walking."

لَا يُطَوِّلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَارِبَهُ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَتَّخِذُهُ مِجَنّاً يَسْتَتِرُ بِهِ[2]

Hadith.307 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "None of you should allow their moustache grow long, for Shaytan uses it as a shield to conceal himself”.

مَنْ قَلَّمَ أَظْفَارَهُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ- وَ أَخَذَ مِنْ شَارِبِهِ عُوفِيَ مِنْ وَجَعِ الضِّرْسِ وَ وَجَعِ الْعَيْنِ

Hadith.312 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever trims their nails on Saturday and Thursday and trims their mustache will be protected from toothache and eye pain."

لِلرِّجَالِ قُصُّوا أَظَافِيرَكُمْ وَ لِلنِّسَاءِ اتْرُكْنَ مِنْ أَظْفَارِكُنَّ فَإِنَّهُ أَزْيَنُ لَكُنَّ

Hadith.315 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: For men: ‘trim your nails’, and for women: ‘let your nails grow a bit, for it is (source of) beauty for you.’

مَنِ اتَّخَذَ شَعْراً فَلْيُحْسِنْ وِلَايَتَهُ أَوْ لِيَجُزَّهُ

Hadith.326 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever grows their hair should take good care of it or cut it short."

حُفُّوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَ أَعْفُوا اللِّحَى وَ لَا تَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ

Hadith.329 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Trim your mustaches and let your beards grow, and do not resemble the Jews."

وَ نَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى رَجُلٍ طَوِيلِ اللِّحْيَةِ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ هَذَا لَوْ هَيَّأَ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ‌[1] فَبَلَغَ الرَّجُلَ ذَلِكَ فَهَيَّأَ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ بَيْنَ اللِّحْيَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَلَمَّا رَآهُ قَالَ هَكَذَا فَافْعَلُوا.

Hadith.330 - "The Messenger of Allah (sw) once saw (looked) a man with a long beard, and said: "It would have been better if he had trimmed his beard. When the man heard this, he trimmed his beard to a moderate length. Then entered to see the Prophet. When the Prophet saw him, He (sw) said: "This is how you should do i

إِنَّ الْمَجُوسَ جَزُّوا لِحَاهُمْ وَ وَفَّرُوا شَوَارِبَهُمْ وَ إِنَّا نَجُزُّ الشَّوَارِبَ وَ نُعْفِي اللِّحَى وَ هِيَ الْفِطْرَةُ

Hadith.331 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "The Magians (Zoroastrians) trim their beards and let their mustaches grow long, but we trim the mustaches and let the beards grow, and this is the natural disposition (fitrah)."

الشَّيْبُ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الرَّأْسِ يُمْنٌ وَ فِي الْعَارِضَيْنِ سَخَاءٌ وَ فِي الذَّوَائِبِ شَجَاعَةٌ وَ فِي الْقَفَا شُؤْمٌ

Hadith.335 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Gray hair at the front of the head is a sign of blessing, at the temples is a sign of generosity, at the hair ends is a sign of courage, and at the nape of the neck is a sign of ill-omen."

الشَّيْبُ نُورٌ فَلَا تَنْتِفُوهُ

Hadith.338 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Gray hair is light, so do not pluck it."

أَرْبَعٌ مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع التَّطَيُّبُ وَ التَّنْظِيفُ بِالْمُوسَى وَ حَلْقُ الْجَسَدِ بِالنُّورَةِ وَ كَثْرَةُ الطَّرُوقَةِ

Hadith.341 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There are four traits of the Prophets: using fragrance, grooming with a razor, shaving the body with Nuura (depilatory paste), and frequenting the mosque."

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ- وَ هُوَ فِي النَّزْعِ فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ رَبِّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا فِيهِنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَ مَا تَحْتَهُنَّ وَ- رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ سَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَ

Hadith.343 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered upon a man from the Banu Hashim who was in the throes of death and said to him: 'Say : La ilaha illa Allah al-Haleemu al-Kareem, la ilaha illa Allah al-‘Aliyyu al-‘Azheem. Subhana Allah Rabbi as-samawati as-sab‘ wa Rabbi al-ar

إِنَّكُمْ تُلَقِّنُونَ مَوْتَاكُمْ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَ نَحْنُ نُلَقِّنُ مَوْتَانَا مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ[1]

Hadith.344 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "You instruct your deceased to say 'There is no god but Allah (swt)' at the time of death, while we instruct our deceased to say 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (sw).'".

لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ

Hadith.345 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Instruct your dying to say 'There is no god but Allah (swt),' for whoever's last words are 'There is no god but Allah (swt)' will enter Paradise."

اعْتُقِلَ لِسَانُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ- عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا هَلْ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ أُمٌّ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا أُمُّهُ فَقَالَ

Hadith.347 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "During the time of the Messenger of Allah (sw), a man from the people of Medina was unable to speak due to throes of death. The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered upon him and said: 'Say: There is no god but Allah (swt).' But the man was unable to say it. The Messe

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ هُوَ فِي السُّوقِ‌[1] وَ قَدْ وُجِّهَ لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ وَجِّهُوهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ.

Hadith.349 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered upon a man from the descendants of Abdul Muttalib, while he was in the throes of death and was facing away from the Qibla. The Prophet said: 'Direct him toward the Qibla, for when you do so, the angels will

مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَحْضُرُهُ الْمَوْتُ إِلَّا وَكَّلَ بِهِ إِبْلِيسُ مِنْ شَيَاطِينِهِ مَنْ يَأْمُرُهُ بِالْكُفْرِ وَ يُشَكِّكُهُ فِي دِينِهِ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ نَفْسُهُ فَإِذَا حَضَرْتُمْ مَوْتَاكُمْ فَلَقِّنُوهُمْ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَمُوتُوا

Hadith.350 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There is no one who is faced with death except that Iblis (Satan) sends some of his devils to entice him toward disbelief and to cause him to doubt his faith until his soul departs. Therefore, when you are present with your dying ones, instruct them to bear witn

فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِسَنَةٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ السَّنَةَ لَكَثِيرَةٌ مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِشَهْرٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ لَكَثِيرٌ وَ مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِجُمْعَةٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْجُمْعَةَ لَكَثِيرَةٌ وَ مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِيَوْمٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ إِنَّ يَوْما

Hadith.351 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said in his last sermon: "Whoever repents a year before his death, Allah (swt) will accept his repentance." Then He (sw) said: "A year is a long time; whoever repents a month before their death, Allah (swt) will accept their repentance." Then He (sw) said: "A month is a long tim

وَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ لَهُ حَشَمٌ وَ جِمَالٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ كانُوا يَتَّقُونَ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرى‌ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى‌ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرى‌ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا فَهِيَ الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ يَرَاهَا الْمُؤْمِنُ فَيُبَشَّرُ بِهَا فِي دُنْيَاهُ وَ أ

Hadith.353 - A man from the Bedouins, who had servants and camels, came to the Messenger of Allah (sw) and said: "O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), inform me about the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious: 'Those who believe and are conscious of Allah (swt) — they will have good news in this world and in the Hereaft

إِنَّ مَوْتَ الْفَجْأَةِ تَخْفِيفٌ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ رَاحَةٌ وَ أَخْذَةُ أَسَفٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ[2]

Hadith.357 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Sudden death is an ease and relief for the believer but a regretful taking for the disbeliever”.

فِي الْمَيِّتِ تَدْمَعُ عَيْنَاهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ مُعَايَنَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَيَرَى مَا يَسُرُّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ مَا تَرَى الرَّجُلَ يَرَى مَا يَسُرُّهُ وَ مَا يُحِبُّ فَتَدْمَعُ عَيْنَاهُ وَ يَضْحَكُ

Hadith.361 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When a believer is at the moment of death, tears may come to their eyes because, at that moment, they witness the presence of the Messenger of Allah (sw) and they see what pleases them." Then Imam (as) said: "Do you not see that when a person sees what delights