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3567. Umm Ḥakīm bint Asīd narrated from her mother that her husband died and she had a problem in her eye, so she applied kohl to clear her eyes. She sent a freed slave woman of hers to Umm Salamah to ask her about using kohl to clear her eyes. She said: "Do not use kohl unless it cannot be avoided. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ entered upon me when Abū Salamah died and I had put some aloe juice on my eyes. He said: 'What is this, O Umm Salamah?' I said: 'It is aloe juice, O Messenger of Allāh, there is no perfume in it.' He said: 'It makes the face look bright, so only use it
at night, and do not comb your hair with perfume or henna, for it is a dye.' I said: 'With what can I comb it, O Messenger of Allāh?' He said: 'With lote leaves – cover your head with them.'" (Ḍā'if)
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Anything that brings color, for instance, collyrium or henna or anything that beautifies the face and makes it glow, for instance, aloe or anything that emanates fragrance, scented soap, scent, etc., are forbidden to women during the mourning period. One could, however, take a bath and use unscented soap.
