Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 2256
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الْخِضَابُ زِينَةٌ، وَنَحْنُ قَوْمٌ فِي مُصِيبَةٍ!
Dye is a way of adornment while we are in a state of grief.
Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī

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