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Hadith 2099
Hadith #
2099
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
6
Section
32
Part
The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness
Chapter
Dyeing Hairs with Henna
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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2. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from al-‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Applying hair dye with henna stirs up gray hairs.’”
أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) الْحِنَّاءُ يَشْعَلُ الشَّيْبَ .

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