Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Sunan An-Nabi Chapter 3: On Cleanliness and the Rules of Beautification In al-Makarim: When the Holy Prophet (S) used to wash his head and beard; he would wash them with ‘Sidr’ (Lotus jujube).[^1] In al-Ja’fariyat: In his narration from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his fathers, from ‘Ali (as) who said: The Holy Prophet (S) used to comb his hair and would mostly comb it with water saying: “Water is enough of a perfume for a believer.”[^2] From al-Saduq in al-Khisal: Narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) in (his explanation about) the words of Allah (SwT) “Put on your adornment on every occasion of prayer” (Surat al-A’raf (7): 31) he said: “(It is) the combing of hair, for combing hair brings sustenance, improves the hair, fulfills the need, increases virility and stops phlegm.
📌The Noble Prophet (S) used to comb below his beard forty times and from above it seven times and he would say: This increases the intellect and stops phlegm.”[^3] Note: This has been narrated by al-Fattal in al-Rawd’a with an incomplete chain.[^4] In al-Kafi: Narrated from al-Sakuni from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: The Holy Prophet (S) said: “It is the sunnah to trim the moustache until a little above the edge of the upper lip.”[^5] In al-Faqih: The Holy Prophet (S) said: “The Magicians cut off their beards and let their moustaches grow long, whereas we cut off out moustaches and let our beards grow.”[^6] Also: It has been narrated: Burying hair, nails and blood is from the sunnah .[^7] In al-Kafi: Narrated from Ibn ‘Uqbah from his father from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: “Clipping nails is from the sunnah .”[^8] In al-Faqih: In his narration from Muhammad ibn Muslim who asked Aba Ja’far (as) about the dying of hair, so he said: “The Prophet of Allah (S) used to dye his hair and here is some of his (dyed) hair which we have in our possession.”[^9] Also: He said: The Holy Prophet (S) and Husayn ibn ‘Ali and Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali used to dye their hair with ‘ Katm’ (a type of dye made from a special plant) and ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) used to dye his hair with henna and Katm .[^10] In al-Makarim: The Holy Prophet (S) would depilate the hair from his body.