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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3497

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Chapters on Medicine, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
62

Chapter 25

Chapter context: Kohl with antimony

باب الْكُحْلِ بِالإِثْمِدِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

‏ خَيْرُ أَكْحَالِكُمُ الإِثْمِدُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعَرَ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The best of your kohl is antimony, for it improves the eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 3497 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 31, Chapters on Medicine, as in-book entry 62 under the chapter “Kohl with antimony.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
62

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3497 Arabic : Book 31, Hadith 3626

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Hasan

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