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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطبChapters on Medicine
بَابُ : الْكُحْلِ بِالإِثْمِدِChapter: Kohl with antimony
Hadith 3496
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ , عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ , عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ , عَنْ جَابِرٍ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْإِثْمِدِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ , فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعَرَ " .
´It was narrated that Jabir said:` “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘You should use antimony when you go to sleep, for it improves the eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
Applying kohl (surma) at bedtime has this benefit:
Because it remains in the eyes throughout the night, it has a better effect.
Applying kohl (surma) at bedtime has this benefit:
Because it remains in the eyes throughout the night, it has a better effect.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3496
