John Shaqi

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) اسْتَعِطُوا بِالْبَنَفْسَجِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي الْبَنَفْسَجِ لَحَسَوْهُ حَسْواً .


Translation

Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from al Qasim Bin yahya, from his grandfather Al Hassan Bin Rashid, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Sniff the violet (oil), for Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Had the people known what was in the violet (oil), they would have drunk it (like) soup (slurping)’.


Book (Kitab)كتاب الزِّيِّ وَ التَّجَمُّلِ وَ الْمُرُوءَةِ
Chapter (Bab)باب دُهْنِ الْبَنَفْسَجِ
CollectionAl-Kafi

Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Source

License: Free for educational and research use (Thaqalayn Data API)

Provided for research and educational purposes. Original source: Thaqalayn Project. Open License.