The Ritual Bath of jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification

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."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ الشَّعْرُ الْحَسَنُ مِنْ كِسْوَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَأَكْرِمُوهُ.

Hadith.327 - He (as) said: "Beautiful hair is part of Allah’s (swt) provision, so honor it."

مَنِ اتَّخَذَ شَعْراً فَلَمْ يَفْرُقْهُ فَرَقَهُ اللَّهُ بِمِنْشَارٍ مِنْ نَارٍ[3]. وَ كَانَ شَعْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَفْرَةً لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْفَرْقَ[4]

Hadith.328 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever grows their hair and does not part it, Allah (swt) will part it with a saw of fire."

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)."

مَا زَادَ مِنَ اللِّحْيَةِ عَنْ قَبْضَةٍ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ

Hadith.332 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whatever extends beyond a fist-length of the beard is in the Fire."

وَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ‌ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرَ ع- وَ الْحَجَّامُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ دَوِّرْهَا.

Hadith.333 - Muhammad ibn Muslim said: "I saw Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) while the barber was trimming his beard, and Imam (as) said: 'Shape it evenly.'

تَقْبِضُ بِيَدِكَ عَلَى لِحْيَتِكَ وَ تَجُزُّ مَا فَضَلَ

Hadith.334 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Hold your beard with your hand (in a fist) and trim what is excess."

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."

أَوَّلُ مَنْ شَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْخَلِيلُ ع وَ إِنَّهُ ثَنَى لِحْيَتَهُ فَرَأَى طَاقَةً بَيْضَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ هَذَا وَقَارٌ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنِي وَقَاراً

Hadith.336 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The first person to have gray hair was Ibrahim (as), the Friend (Khaleel) of Allah (swt). When he saw a white strand in his beard, He (as) said: 'O’ Archangel Jibril (as), what is this?' Archangel Jibril (as) said: "'This is dignity (Waqar).' So Ibrahim (as) rep

وَ قَالَ ع‌ مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي الْإِسْلَامِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُوراً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

Hadith.337 - Imam (as) said: "Whoever grows a gray hair in Islam, it will be a light for them on the Day of Judgment."

الشَّيْبُ نُورٌ فَلَا تَنْتِفُوهُ

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

«وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لاَ يَرَى بِجَزِّ اَلشَّيْبِ بَأْساً وَ يَكْرَهُ نَتْفَهُ.

Hadith.339 - "It is reported that Imam Ali (as) saw no harm in cutting gray hair but disliked plucking it."

الصَّادِقَ ع يَقُولُ- لَا بَأْسَ بِجَزِّ الشَّمَطِ[1] وَ نَتْفِهِ وَ جَزُّهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَتْفِهِ. فَأَخْبَارُهُمْ ع لَا تَخْتَلِفُ فِي حَالَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ لِأَنَّ مَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ وَ إِنَّمَا تَخْتَلِفُ بِحَسَبِ اخْتِلَافِ الْأَحْوَالِ.

Hadith.340 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) says: "There is no harm in cutting gray hair or plucking it, but cutting it is more beloved to me than plucking 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."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ قَلِّمُوا أَظْفَارَكُمْ يَوْمَ الثَّلَاثَاءِ- وَ اسْتَحِمُّوا يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ- وَ أَصِيبُوا مِنَ الْحِجَامَةِ حَاجَتَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ- وَ تَطَيَّبُوا بِأَطْيَبِ طِيبِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ.

Hadith.342 - Imam (as) said: "Trim your nails on Tuesday, bathe on Wednesday, fulfil your need for cupping (hijama) on Thursday, and use your best fragrance on Jumu’ah."