1853 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Hisham, similar to the above(1). This hadith is hasan sahih. Regarding this chapter, there is also a narration from Anas.

23 - Chapter: What has been reported concerning the use of kohl (antimony)

1854 - Muhammad ibn Humayd narrated to us, Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi narrated to us, from 'Abbad ibn Mansur, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Apply kohl with ithmid (antimony), for it clears the vision and makes the hair grow." And he claimed that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had a kohl container with which he applied kohl every night, three times in this eye and three times in this eye(2).

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= It is also in "Musnad Ahmad" (16793) and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (5484). It has supporting witnesses from men among the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him; see them in "Al-Musnad."

His saying: "al-tarajjul" — Ibn al-Athir said in "Al-Nihayah": "Al-tarajjul and al-tarjil mean combing the hair, cleaning it, and beautifying it, as if he disliked excessive comfort and luxury."

(1) See the preceding hadith.
(2) Its chain is weak; 'Abbad ibn Mansur changed in his later years and used to commit tadlis, and two narrators have been omitted from its chain, one of them being Ibrahim ibn Abi Yahya al-Aslami, who is very weak, and Dawud ibn al-Husayn, who is weak specifically regarding 'Ikrimah. See "Tahdhib al-Kamal" 14/159. Nevertheless, al-Bukhari said about this hadith of his, as transmitted from him by al-Tirmidhi in "Al-'Ilal al-Kabir" 2/734: "It is a preserved hadith, and 'Abbad ibn Mansur is truthful." The hadith of Anas suffices in its place: that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to apply kohl to his right eye three times...