The Black Dye and Woad

“Once abu ‘Alqamah, al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah, abu Hassan and I were with abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), and ‘Alqamah had applied hair dye with henna, al-Harith had applied hair dye with woad and abu Hassan would not apply hair…

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about applying Woad. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful to an old man ."

“I once saw abu Ja‘far (a.s.), chewing gums and he (the Imam) said, ‘O Muhammad, woad has loosened my molar teeth so I chew gums to strengthen them . 5 His teeth had become loose so he tied them with gold.”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), said, ‘Woad has affected my molar teeth. 5 ”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘At the time al-Husayn (a.s.), was murdered he had applied hair dye with woad. 5 ”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about applying hair dye with woad. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. At the time al-Husayn (a.s.), was murdered he had applied hair dye with woad. 5 ”

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Applying black hair dye is entertaining for women and show one’s firmness to the enemy. 5 ”