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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللباس والزينة
Book of Clothing and Adornment
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الأسْوَدِ وَالاخْضَرِ وَالْمَرْعُفَرِ والْمَلونَاتِ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Black, Green, Yellow, and Colored Garments
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7932 — on What Has Been Reported Regarding Black
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصْبَغُ ثِيَابَهُ وَيَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ قِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ تَصْبُغُ ثِيَابَكَ وَتَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ قَالَ لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ أَحَبَّ الْأَصْبَاغِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَّهِنُ بِهِ وَيَصْبَغُ بِهِ ثِيَابَهُ
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to dye his clothes with saffron and also apply saffron as oil. When he was asked why he dyed his clothes with saffron and used saffron as oil, he said: The reason is that I have seen that among all colors, the most beloved color to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was saffron, which he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to apply to his clothes and also use as oil.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … By "using it as oil," it is meant that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would dye his hair with it. In the narration of Abu Dawud, it is clarified that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would dye his blessed beard with it.
