English
Salma, the Prophet’s servant (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated: No one complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of a headache except he said: Get cupped. Nor of pain in the legs except he said: Dye them 2 [Narrated by Abu Dawud].
In Tirmidhi’s narration from her: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a sore or wound, he ordered me to apply henna on it.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 3858 (unverified) 97% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 2
(2) The statement: "Dye them": Meaning with henna. The hadith applies to both men and women, but men should limit dyeing to the palms and avoid dyeing nails to avoid resembling women where possible. Thus, in Al-Mirqat.
Note 2
(٢) قوله: اختضبهما: أي بالحناء والحديث بإطلاقه يشمل الرجال والنساء، لكن ينبغي للرجل أن يكتفي باختضابكفوف الرجل، ويجتنب صبغ الأظفار احترازا من التشبه بالنساء ما أمكن. كذا في (المرقاة).