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Kohl With Antimony

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Darussalam · Volume 4

31. Chapters On Medicine

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 3495 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1156

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3495. Sālim bin 'Abdullāh narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'You should use antimony, for it improves the eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.'" (Hasan)

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3495 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْإِثْمِدِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ، وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعَرَ»

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a. Antimony is a kind of kohl. Allāmah Wahiduz-Zaman ﷺ said it is named "Asfahānī kohl". b. Kohl, apart from being adornment for eyes, clears the eyesight also. c. Long eyelashes beautify the eyes as well as protect them from harmful particles, dust, etc. Along with the benefits one gets from using antimony, he also gets the reward of following the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.