Secret of Earning More Reward (Sawāb)

·         I will not throw the nail clippings into the toilet or bathroom (because it is Makrūĥ, i.e., disliked and causes illnesses).

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

62. Intentions of growing Sunnaĥ-conforming hair

·         I will grow my hair according to the Sunnaĥ, up to half way down the ears, or up to the ear lobe, or up to the shoulders.[1]

·         I will let the hair grow on my head equally; I will not get it cut from the sideburns; I will only get it cut from the nape of my neck.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

63. Intentions for applying henna (Meĥndī) to the head or beard

·         In order to earn the reward of acting upon a Mustaab act, I apply (yellow or red) henna (Meĥndī) to my white/grey hair after having recited ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’.[2]

 

 



[1] It is prohibited (arām) for a man to grow his hair below his shoulders.

[2] It is reported on page 152 of Shar-u-udūr by Sayyidunā Anas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ: Whoever dyes his beard (with a colour other than black, for example red or yellow Meĥndī) then after his death Munkar and Nakīr will not question him. Munkar will say: O Nakīr! How can I question the man who has the luminosity of Islam shining on his face?

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