The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade men from applying saffron dye, and according to the narration of Ismail, he forbade that a man dye himself with saffron.
حدثنا مسدد أن حماد بن زيد وإسمعيل بن إبراهيم حدثاهم عن عبد العزيز بن صهيب
نهى رسول الله ﷺ عن التزعفر للرجال وقال عن إسمعيل أن يتزعفر الرجل
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Its chain of transmission was recorded by Muslim, in the Book of Clothing, chapter "The Prohibition of a Man Using Saffron [as a Perfume]," hadith no. 2101, from the hadith of Hammad bin Zayd, through this same chain.