Sunan Abi Dawud · Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
باب فِي الْخِضَابِ
Chapter: Dyeing Hair.
7 hadith · references 4203–4209
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Abu Dawud · 4203إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ ، وَالنَّصَارَى لَا يَصْبُغُونَ فَخَالِفُوهُمْNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: Jews and Christians do not dye (their beards), so act differently from them.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4204غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَNarrated Jabir bin Abdullah: Abu Quhafah was brought on the day of the conquest of Makkah with head and beard while like hyssop. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Change this something, but avoid black.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4205إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ هَذَا الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُNarrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet ﷺ said: The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4206انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ أَبِي نَحْوَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا هُوَ ذُو وَفْرَةٍ بِهَا رَدْعُ حِنَّاءٍ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِNarrated Abu Rimthah: I went with my father to the Prophet ﷺ. He had locks hanging down as far as the lobes of the ears stained with henna, and he was wearing two green garments.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4207حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبْجَرَ ، عَنْ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي : أَرِنِي هThis version adds (to the previous hadith No 4194): My father said to him (the Prophet): Show me what is on your back, for I am a physician. He (the Prophet) said: You are only a soother. Its physician is He Who has cred5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4208أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَأَبِي فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ أَوْ لِأَبِيهِ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : ابْنِي ، قَالَ : لَا تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ قَدْ لَطَّخَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِNarrated Abu Rimthah: I and my father came to the Prophet ﷺ. He said to a man or to my father: Who is this? He replied: He is my son. He said: Do not commit a crime on him. He had stained his beard with henna.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4209أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْضِبْ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ خَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَاThabit said that Anas was asked about the hair-dye of the Prophet ﷺ. He replied: He did not dye his hair, but Abu Bakr and Umar dyed their hair.4 narrators