Hadith 261
Hadith.262 - And Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) would rub Nuura (depilatory paste) to his armpits in the bathhouse and say: 'Plucking the armpit hair weakens the shoulders and diminishes (weakens) the eyesight.'"
262 - وَ كَانَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَطْلِي إِبْطَيْهِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ يَقُولُ «نَتْفُ اَلْإِبْطِ يُضْعِفُ اَلْمَنْكِبَيْنِ وَ يُوهِي وَ يُضْعِفُ اَلْبَصَرَ.
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