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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الترجلCombing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
باب فِي الْخَلُوقِ لِلرِّجَالِChapter: Khaluq for Men.
Hadith 4176
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَطَاءٌ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ ، قَالَ : " قَدِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي لَيْلًا وَقَدْ تَشَقَّقَتْ يَدَايَ ، فَخَلَّقُونِي بِزَعْفَرَانٍ ، فَغَدَوْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ ، وَلَمْ يُرَحِّبْ بِي ، وَقَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَاغْسِلْ هَذَا عَنْكَ ، فَذَهَبْتُ فَغَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ وَقَدْ بَقِيَ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُ رَدْعٌ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُرَحِّبْ بِي ، وَقَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَاغْسِلْ هَذَا عَنْكَ ، فَذَهَبْتُ فَغَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ وَرَحَّبَ بِي ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَا تَحْضُرُ جَنَازَةَ الْكَافِرِ بِخَيْرٍ وَلَا الْمُتَضَمِّخَ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَلَا الْجُنُبَ ، قَالَ : وَرَخَّصَ لِلْجُنُبِ إِذَا نَامَ أَوْ أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ " .
Narrated Ammar ibn Yasir: I came to my family at night (after a journey) with my hands chapped and they perfumed me with saffron. In the morning I went to the Prophet ﷺ and gave him a greeting, but he did not respond to me nor did he welcome me. He said: Go away and wash this off yourself. I then went away and washed it off me. I came to him but there remained a spot of it on me. I give him a greeting, but he did not respond to me nor did he welcome me. He said: Go away and wash it off yourself. I then went away and washed it off me. I then came and gave him a greeting. He responded to me and welcomed me, saying: The angels do not attend the funeral of an unbeliever bringing good to it, nor a man who smears himself with saffron, nor a man who is sexually defiled. He said: He permitted the man who was sexually defiled to perform ablution when he slept, ate or drank.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Although this narration is weak in its chain, nevertheless, the matters mentioned in this narration are established from other authentic ahadith. In addition, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also graded this narration as hasan in al-Ta'liq al-Raghib (1/91).
➋ One method of forbidding evil (nahi ‘an al-munkar) is that the greeting (salam) of the one committing a sin should not be returned and conversation with him should be abandoned. However, it is evident that abandoning salam is a form of punishment, and for this, it is necessary first to remove the excuse of the concerned person, i.e., effort should have been made to explain the religion to him; only then should this punishment be given. Furthermore, this method is only successful and beneficial when the individual concerned is well-understood and sensitive in religious matters. A foolish person will take it to mean something else entirely.
➌ Men should refrain from using saffron.
➊ Although this narration is weak in its chain, nevertheless, the matters mentioned in this narration are established from other authentic ahadith. In addition, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also graded this narration as hasan in al-Ta'liq al-Raghib (1/91).
➋ One method of forbidding evil (nahi ‘an al-munkar) is that the greeting (salam) of the one committing a sin should not be returned and conversation with him should be abandoned. However, it is evident that abandoning salam is a form of punishment, and for this, it is necessary first to remove the excuse of the concerned person, i.e., effort should have been made to explain the religion to him; only then should this punishment be given. Furthermore, this method is only successful and beneficial when the individual concerned is well-understood and sensitive in religious matters. A foolish person will take it to mean something else entirely.
➌ Men should refrain from using saffron.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4176
