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Kohl With Antimony

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Darussalam · Volume 4

31. Chapters On Medicine

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الحديث: 3496 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1156

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3496. It was narrated that Jābir said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'You should use antimony when you go to sleep, for it improves the eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.'" (Hasan)

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3496 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْإِثْمِدِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ، وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعَرَ»

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The advantage of applying antimony before going to bed is that it remains in the eyes throughout the night and leaves good effects.