Authentic hadith articleThe Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of saffron by men
Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & MuslimHadeethEnc #6373
Arabic hadith textعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: نهى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يَتَزَعْفَرَ الرجلُ.
English translationAnas 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.
ExplanationExplanation of the hadith
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.