Dress

Aisha reported that the Prophet liked to begin on the right whenever possible when combing his hair and performing ablution.

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting; it is for Me, and I will reward it. The breath of a fasting person is more pleasing to Allah than the scent of musk.”

Aisha reported: I used the finest perfume I could find on the Prophet when he entered ihram.

Anas reported that he never used to refuse perfume, and he said that the Prophet never used to refuse it either.

Aisha reported that during the Farewell Pilgrimage she applied dharira perfume to the Messenger of Allah with her own hands, both for his release from ihram and for entering ihram.

Abdullah reported: “May Allah curse women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed, women who remove facial hair and those who have it removed, and women who file their teeth for beauty, altering Allah’s creation.” He said, “Why should I not curse those whom the Prophet cursed, when it is in the Book of Allah: ‘Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it’?”

Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan said from the pulpit during the year he performed Hajj, holding up a lock of hair that his guard had in his hand: “Where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah prohibit something like this, saying, ‘The Children of Israel perished when their women adopted this practice.’”

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “May Allah curse women who add hair extensions and those who have extensions added, and women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed.”

Aisha reported that a young woman from the Ansar married and then became ill, causing her hair to fall out. Her family wanted to add hair extensions for her and asked the Prophet. He said, “May Allah curse women who add hair extensions and those who have them added.” Ibn Ishaq also transmitted this through another chain from Aisha.

Asma bint Abi Bakr reported that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “I married off my daughter, then she became ill and lost the hair on her head. Her husband is urging me about it. May I add hair to her head?” The Messenger of Allah condemned women who add hair extensions and those who have them added.

Asma bint Abi Bakr reported that the Prophet cursed women who add hair extensions and those who have them added.

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “May Allah curse women who add hair extensions and those who have them added, and women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed.” Nafi said that the tattooing referred to was on the gums.

Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab said: On his last visit to Medina, Muawiya addressed us and brought out a bundle of hair. He said, “I did not think anyone did this except the Jews. The Prophet called it falsehood,” meaning the practice of adding hair extensions.

Alqama reported that Abdullah condemned women who tattoo, remove facial hair, and file their teeth for beauty, altering Allah’s creation. Umm Ya‘qub said, “What is this?” Abdullah replied, “Why should I not condemn those whom the Messenger of Allah condemned, and whom the Book of Allah condemns?” She said, “By Allah, I have read what is between the covers, and I did not find it.” He said, “By Allah, if you had read it, you would have found it: ‘Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.’”

Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet cursed women who add hair extensions and those who have them added, and women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed.

Asma reported that a woman asked the Prophet, “Messenger of Allah, my daughter had measles and lost the hair on her head. I have married her off; may I add hair to it?” He replied, “May Allah curse the woman who adds hair and the woman to whom it is added.”

Ibn Umar reported that he heard—or that the Prophet said: “The woman who tattoos and the one who has herself tattooed, and the woman who adds hair extensions and the one who has them added.” He meant that the Prophet cursed them.

Ibn Mas‘ud reported: “May Allah curse women who tattoo, those who have themselves tattooed, women who remove facial hair, and women who file their teeth for beauty, altering Allah’s creation. Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah cursed and whom the Book of Allah condemns?”

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “The evil eye is real,” and he prohibited tattooing.

Sufyan said: I mentioned to Abd al-Rahman ibn Abis the report of Mansur, from Ibrahim, from Alqama, from Abdullah. He said, “I heard it from Umm Ya‘qub, from Abdullah,” with wording like Mansur’s report.