Another tradition states that a person came to Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.

Another tradition states that a person came to Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.s.) and asked for a prayer which will increase his income or daily bread. He was asked by the Imam (a.s.) to cut his moustache and nails on a Friday.

Another tradition from the same Imam (a.s.) states that if a person cuts his moustache and nails on Friday during which he recites the following: ‘In the name of Allah, I trust Allah and sunnah of Mohammed and Ale Mohammed.’ then God will give him the reward of freeing as many slaves from the children of Ismail as many segments there are of the nails and hair; and except the illness of death, he will not suffer from any other illness.

Etiquette of growing one's beard: It should be remembered that keeping a beard of normal length is sunnat. It should be neither too long nor very short. But it is makrooh (abominable) to have one's beard longer than musht (i.e. the length of a closed fist). It is even considered haram (non-permissible).

It is popularly accepted among the scholars that except hair on the cheeks and below the lower lip, to shave the beard on both sides is haram (non-permissible); and it should be cut in a manner that it does not resemble a shave. Another tradition states that one should keep one's hand on the beard and the part of beard escaping the hand should be cut off.

A tradition from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) states that when God forgave Adam's repentance, then Adam performed thanksgiving and while getting up, looked towards the sky and prayed to God to increase his beauty. Hardly a little time had elapsed when a dark and thick beard came out of his face. He had no beard before it and when he enquired to God about it, God revealed that it was an asset for him and his offsprings on the Day of Judgement.

The grace of white hair and prohibition of pulling them out: A tradition from Hazrat Ali (a.s.) prohibits the pulling of white hair as it is the light of Islam and those Muslims who will have white hair in the beard, will be a source of light on the Day of Judgement. According to a tradition from Imam Ja'far-e-Sadiq (a.s.), God will not talk with three types of men and neither bless them on the Day of Judgement; but rather curse them.