[20] كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ...
[20] كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ، لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ صميت قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً ع أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ. (The book) ‘Kitab Al Gahraat’ of Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy, from Abdullah Bin Abu Sheyba, from Shareek, from Sadeyr, from his father, from Hakeem Bin Sameet who said, ‘I saw Ali -asws being of white head and beard’’.
[21] وَ عَنْ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ وَكِيعٍ عَنْ سَوَادَةَ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً ع أَصْفَرَ اللِّحْيَةِ. And from Abu Sheyba, from Wakie, from Sawadah Bin Hanzala who said, ‘I saw Ali -asws with a yellow (dyed) beard’’.
[22] الْعِلَلُ، لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعِلَّةُ فِي خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ ص مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِكَيْ يَقْتَدُوا بِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ الْعِلَّةُ فِي تَرْكِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع الْخِضَابَ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تُخْضَبُ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذِهِ يَعْنِي لِحْيَتَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ يَعْنِي مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَأَحَبَّ ع أَنْ يَخْضِبَهَا بِالدَّمِ.
(The book) ‘Al Ilal’ of Muhammad bin Ali Bin Ibrahim, ‘The reason regarding the Prophet -saww dyeing once was so that it would be emulated with, then he -saww did not dye after that, and the reason in Amir Al-Momineen -asws neglecting the dyeing is due to words of Rasool-Allah -saww : ‘O Ali -asws ! This’ – meaning his -asws beard – ‘will be dyed from this’ – meaning from his -asws heard. Thus, Ali -asws loved it to be dyed with the blood’’.
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