The Prophet ﷺ forbade men from applying saffron to themselves.
أخبرنا إسحق بن إبراهيم عن إسمعيل عن عبد العزيز
نهى النبي ﷺ أن يتزعفر الرجل
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Muslim narrated it in the Book of Clothing, chapter on the prohibition of men wearing saffron, hadith no. 2101, from the hadith of Ismail bin Ulaya, and Bukhari in the Book of Clothing, chapter on the prohibition of saffron for men, hadith no. 5846, from the hadith of Abdul-Aziz bin Suhayb, by the same wording. It is also found in Al-Kubra, hadith no. 3686.