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Sunan an-Nasai 3537 (Book 27, Hadith 151) #18151
Using Kohl and Henna After the Death of a Spouse

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Umm Salamah's experience with using kohl and henna to clear her eyes after her husband died. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised her to only use kohl at night and not to comb her hair with perfume or henna, but rather with lote leaves.

Umm Hakim bint Asid narrated from her mother that her husband died and she had a problem in her eye, so she applied kohl to clear her eyes. She sent a freed slave woman of hers to Umm Salamah to ask her about using kohl to clear her eyes. She said: "Do not use kohl unless it cannot be avoided. The Messenger of Allah entered upon me when Abu Salamah died and I had put some aloe juice on my eyes. He said: 'What is this, O Umm Salamah?' I said: 'It is aloe juice, O Messenger of Allah, there is no perfume in it'. He said: 'It makes the face look bright, so only use it at night, and do not comb your hair with perfume or henna, for it is a dye'. I said: 'With what can I comb it, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'With lote leaves -cover your head with them'."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ حَكِيمٍ بِنْتُ أَسِيدٍ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا، أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا، تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَتْ تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَهَا فَتَكْتَحِلُ الْجِلاَءَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ مَوْلاَةً لَهَا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَنْ كُحْلِ الْجِلاَءِ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَكْتَحِلُ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَمْرٍ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ عَلَى عَيْنِي صَبِرًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ صَبِرٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ طِيبٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الْوَجْهَ فَلاَ تَجْعَلِيهِ إِلاَّ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلاَ تَمْتَشِطِي بِالطِّيبِ وَلاَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَإِنَّهُ خِضَابٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ أَمْتَشِطُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِالسِّدْرِ تُغَلِّفِينَ بِهِ رَأْسَكِ
TOPICS
henna  *  juice  *  perfume  *  kohl  *  leaves

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when mourning for a loved one; take care of yourself even during difficult times; be compassionate towards others; understand those who are going through hard times; cover up any grey hairs when needed .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the advice given by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to Umm Salamah after the death of her husband Abu Salamah. He advised that she should not use kohl unless it was necessary, as it makes the face look bright. He also said that she should not comb her hair with perfume or henna, as they are dyes, but rather with lote leaves which would cover up any grey hairs she may have had. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our appearance when in mourning for a loved one, and that we should take care of ourselves even during difficult times in our lives. It also shows us how compassionate and understanding Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was towards his companions in their time of need.

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