عَنْ كَرِيمَةَ ابْنَةِ هَمَّامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ فَأَخْلَوْهُ لِعَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَسَأَلَتْهَا امْرَأَةٌ مَا تَقُولِينَ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الْحِنَّاءِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ حَبِيبِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ لَوْنُهُ وَيَكْرَهُ رِيحَهُ وَلَيْسَ بِمُحَرَّمٍ عَلَيْكُنَّ بَيْنَ كُلِّ حَيْضَتَيْنِ أَوْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ حَيْضَةٍ
Karimah bint Hammam says: I entered the Sacred Mosque and found Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) alone. A woman asked her: O Mother of the Believers! What is your opinion about henna? She said: My beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked its color, but disliked its smell. However, it is not forbidden; observe it either in a state of purity or after the completion of menstruation.