سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتَمَتِّعِ إِذَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَزُورَ الْبَيْتَ يَطْلِيهِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ قَالَ نَعَمْ الْحِنَّاءُ وَ الثِّيَابُ وَ الطِّيبُ وَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا النِّسَاءَ رَدَّدَهَا عَلَيَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ الْحِنَّاءُ وَ الثِّيَابُ وَ الطِّيبُ وَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا النِّسَاءَ.
“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