Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ
كَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مُكْحُلَةٌ يَكْتَحِلُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثًا فِي كُلِّ عَيْنٍ .
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) had a kohl container from which he would apply kohl three times, to each eye.”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3499).
Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3499 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 3499 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3499 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3499 |
Other versions
Also reported by… (3)
- أخلاق النبي لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (488)كَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُكْحُلَةٌ يَكْتَحِلُ مِنْهَا عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ ، ثَلاثًا فِي كُلِّ عَيْنٍ
- تهذيب الآثار للطبري (2460)كَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُكْحُلَةٌ يَكْتَحِلُ بِهَا ثَلاثًا فِي كُلُّ عَيْنٍ
- مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25048)لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُكْحُلَةٌ يَكْتَحِلُ مِنْهَا ثَلاثَةً فِي كُلِّ عَيْنٍ
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Musnad Ahmad 3147
Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās Arabic only
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Musnad Ahmad 3149
Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās Arabic only