(The book) ‘Al Fihrist’ of Al Najashy – Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Nuh...
(The book) ‘Al Fihrist’ of Al Najashy – Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Nuh, from Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Haroun Al Hashimy, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Al-Husayn, and Isa Bin Abdullah Al Tayalisy, from Muhammad Bin Saeed Al Asfahany, from Shareek, from Jabir, from Amro Bin Hureys, from Ubeydullah Bin Al Hurr, ‘He asked Al-Husayn -asws Bin Ali -asws about his -asws dyeing. He -asws said: ‘It isn’t like what you are seeing. But rather, it is Henna and indigo leaf’’.
[16] نهج، نهج البلاغة سُئِلَ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَ لَا تَتَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ (The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ – ‘He -asws was asked about words of the Prophet -saww : ‘Change the grey-hair and do not be resembling the Jews’’. فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ ص ذَلِكَ وَ الدِّينُ قُلٌّ فَأَمَّا الْآنَ وَ قَدِ اتَّسَعَ نِطَاقُهُ وَ ضَرَبَ بِجِرَانِهِ فَامْرُؤٌ وَ مَا اخْتَارَ. He -asws said: ‘But rather he -saww said that while the religion was little (confined to a few).
As for today, and its domain is vast, and is striking its neighbours (firmly established), so every person and whatever he chooses (to do)’’.
[17] نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثَلَاثٌ يُطْفِينَ نُورَ الْعَبْدِ مَنْ قَطَعَ أَوِدَّاءَ أَبِيهِ وَ غَيَّرَ شَيْبَتَهُ بِسَوَادٍ (The book) ‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy – By his chain, ‘From Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws : ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Three extinguish Noor of the servant – one who cuts off the cordial ones of his father, and changes his grey hair with the black’.
قَالَ وَ رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ فِي الْحُجُرَاتِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَهُ. He (the narrator) said, ‘And he -asws raised his -asws sight into the chambers from without any permission being for him -asws ’’. [18] وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْخِضَابِ ذَاتَ بَعْلٍ وَ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ. And by this chain, ‘He -asws said: ‘Ali -asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww instructed with the dyeing to be done by the woman with a husband, and without a husband’’.
[19] نهج، نهج البلاغة قِيلَ لَهُ ع لَوْ غَيَّرْتَ شَيْبَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ – ‘It was said to him -asws , ‘If you -asws could change your -asws grey hair, O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !’ فَقَالَ ع الْخِضَابُ زِينَةٌ وَ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ فِي مُصِيبَةٍ. He -asws said: ‘The dyeing is an adornment, and we were a group in calamity (passing away of Rasool-Allah -saww ’’).
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