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To apply kuhl (surmah, antimony, collyrium) in the eyes is mustahab. One should use kuhl with the intention of ajr (thawwaab, reward). It benefits the eye and one receives ajr for following the Sunnah also. Hadith Number 1Ibn Abbas (radiyallahu anhu) says: "Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said: 'Use kuhl made of ithmid on the eye; it brightens eyesight and strengthens and increases the growth of the eye lashes.' (Sayyidina Ibn 'Abbas, radiyallahu anhu, also used to say) 'Rasulullah, Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, had a small container for keeping kuhl from which he applied kuhl in each eye three times every night.' "CommentaryIthmid is a special type of kuhl which is reddish black in coulor. It is obtained in the Easter countries. Some of the learned say it is the Isfahaani kuhl, and others say it is the Totiya. Some 'ulama say, it means those who have good eyesight and it should be used by those with whose eyesight it agrees, otherwise a sick person's eyes will pain more by use. It is more beneficial to apply kuhl at the time of sleeping as it will remain longer in the eyes, and will penetrate more into the pores. There are different narrations on the number of times it should be applied in each eye. In a few it is stated that it should be applied triee times in each eye, as mentioned above. In other narrations it is stated that it should be put three times in the right eye and two times in the left eye. It is supposed that the variations are because of the different times of the narrations. At a certain time, Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) applied it in one manner and at another time in the other manner. Haafiz Ibn Hajar, Mullah 'Ali Qaari and other 'ulama have preferred the first methode (as given in the hadith under discussion). The first method has been narrated many times from Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim), as will be seen in the narrations that follow.Hadith Number 2Ibn Abbas, radhiyallahu anhu reports: "Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) applied kuhl of ithmid three times in each eye before sleeping." In a narration also from Ibn 'Abbas, radhiyallahu 'anhu, it is reported: "Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) had a small container for keeping kuhl, from which he applied in each eye kuhl three times before sleeping."Hadith Number 3Jaabir bin 'Abdullah, radhiyallahu 'anhu, says: "Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said: 'Use the kuhl mad from ithmid for the eyes. It brightens the vision and strengthens the growth of the eye lashes.' "Hadith Number 4Ibn 'Abbas, radhiyallahu 'anhu, says: "Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) has said: 'The best from among all the kuhl used by you is the one made from ithmid. It brightens the eyesight and strengthens the growth of the eye lashes.' "CommentaryOne of the narrators in the chain of this Hadith is Bishr bin Mufaddal, radhiyallahu 'anhu. The 'ulama wrote that he performed four hundred rak'ahs nafl daily, and it was his permanent practice to fast every alternate day.Hadith Number 5'Abdullah bin 'Umar, Radhiyallahu 'anhu, related the same Hadith from Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) that: "Verily use the kuhl made from ithmid. It brightens the vision and strengthens the growth of the eyelashes."CommentaryIn all the above narrations the use of kuhl made from ithmid has been stressed. Only those eyes are meant, that agree with the use of it, otherwise, because of certain eye conditions kuhl does not agree with some people, as was mentioned previously. The 'ulama have written that due to these commands and practices it is Sunnah to use kuhl, and it is better to use the one made from ithmid. If one uses kuhl made from any other substance it will be regarded as Sunnah, but the virtue is obtained by using kuhl mad of ithmid. |
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