Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: The fragrance for men is that whose scent is apparent and whose color is not, and the fragrance for women is that whose color is apparent and whose scent is not.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will neither ride on a red silk cloak, nor wear clothes dyed with safflower, nor wear such a shirt whose collar and sleeves are adorned with silk. Along with this, Hasan pointed towards the collar of his shirt. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) further said: Beware! The fragrance for men is that which has no color, and the fragrance for women is that which has color but no scent.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best kohl among you is antimony (ithmid); use it before sleeping, it brightens the eyesight and grows (eyelash) hair."

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had a kohl container, and when he would go to sleep, he would apply kohl from it to each eye three times.

(Third chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, used to apply antimony kohl every night before sleeping. He, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, would put kohl three times in each eye.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever any of you applies kohl, let him apply it an odd number of times, and when he performs istinja with stones, let him use an odd number of stones.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith of the Prophet.

Sayyiduna Ma’bad bin Abi Huzah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Apply fragrant antimony (ithmid) kohl, for it sharpens the eyesight and causes hair to grow.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'bad bin Hawdhah Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, ordered the application of fragrant antimony kohl at bedtime.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever applies kohl, let him apply it an odd number of times; whoever does so has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm upon him.