Hadith: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of saffron by men
نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَتَزَعْفَرَ الرَّجُلُ.
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح البخاري: 5846]
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Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported directly that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of saffron by men.
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade men to dye their bodies or clothes with saffron, because saffron was a perfume of the women, So, men were forbidden to use it; to prevent resemblance between both genders.
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