Antimony (Kohl Ithmid – Eye Liner)

Now I can understand what I thought was Arab Men wearing Loreal Eye liner, is in fact Kohl!

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said,

"You should use Kohl for it improves the eyesight and makes the eyelashes grow." [Hasan, Saheeh ibn Maajah 3495].

Jabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) said,

"I heard the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) say: you should use Kohl for it improves the eyesight and makes the eyelashes grow." [Hasan, Saheeh ibn Maajah 3496].

Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said,

"The best of your Kohl is Ithmid, for it improves the eyesight and makes the eyelashes grow." [Hasan, Saheeh ibn Maajah 3497].

Ibnul Qaiyum said,

"Ithmid is the best type of Kohl used for the eye, especially for old people whose eyesight has weakened." [p.251 Eng trans. Medicine of the Prophet by Imam ibnul Qaiyum]

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Ibnul Qaiyum said,

"Ithmid is the black Kohl stone… the Kohl tends to be cold and dry and it is beneficial to the eye in that it strengthens it and also strengthens the eye nerve. Ithmid dissolves excess flesh around ulcers and closes the wound while cleansing the area around them." [p.251 Eng trans. Medicine of the Prophet by Imam ibnul Qaiyum].

Ibnul Qaiyum said,

"Ithmid also relieves headache when it is blended with pure watery honey. When Ithmid is ground and mixed with tender fat and then used as a bandage over burns, it prevents blisters from appearing and also helps cure the skin damage that occurs in cases of burns by fire." [p.251 Eng trans. Medicine of the Prophet by Imam ibnul Qaiyum].