Ibrahim says that the predecessors, after using lime stone, would apply henna to their hands. They considered it undesirable that its effect should remain on the nails.

Hazrat Ata says that there is no harm in applying henna after using lime stone, whereas I consider khuloq (a yellow liquid fragrance) to be disliked.

Abu Khalid says that Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) owed me a debt. I came to him to demand it, and he had just come out of the bathhouse. There were traces of henna on his nails, and a slave girl was cleaning the henna with a glass.