Sunan Ibn Majah, 3498
da’if· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abdul Malik bin al-Sbah al-Msm'yfromThaur bin Yazid al-RahbifromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
مَنِ اكْتَحَلَ فَلْيُوتِرْ مَنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ وَمَنْ لاَ فَلاَ حَرَجَ
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English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever applies kohl, let him do it an odd number of times. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, it does not matter.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعْدِ الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 31, Hadith 63
- English Reference
- Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3498