Al-Kāfi - The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِسْكِينِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَنَظَرَ إِلَى الشَّيْبِ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) نُورٌ ثُ٠َنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي الْإِسْلَا٠ِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُوراً يَوْ٠َةِقَالَ فَخَضَبَ الرَّجُلُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ ثُ٠َّ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَلَ٠َّا رَأَى الْخِضَابَ قَالَ نُورٌ وَ إِسْلَا٠ٌ فَخَضَبَ الرَّجُلُ بِالسَّوَادِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) نُورٌ وَ إِسْلَا٠َحَبَّةٌ إِلَى نِسَائِكُ٠ْ وَ رَهْبَةٌ فِي قُلُوبِ عَدُوِّكُ٠2.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Miskin ibn abu al-Hakam from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a man came to the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. He (the Messenger of Allah) looked at the signs of oldness in his beard.

The Holy Prophet said, ‘It is light.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) then said, ‘If one becomes white-headed because of oldness in Islam he will have a light on the Day of Judgment.’ The man applied dye to his hair with henna, then visited the Holy Prophet.

On seeing him the Holy Prophet, said, ‘It is light and Islam.’ He then applied black dye to his hairs and the Holy Prophet, said, ‘It is light, Islam, belief and love from your women, and fear in the hearts of your enemies.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/373))