Sunan Abu Dawud Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4205

Chapter: Dyeing Hair

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4205

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ هَذَا الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated AbuDharr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4205), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1753), An-Nasa’i (No. 5078, 5079, 5080, 5081, 5082), Ibn Majah (No. 3622) and Ahmad (No. 20345, 20374, 20375, 20400, 20422, 20514).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِنَّ أَحْسَن مَا غُيِّرَ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول ( بِهِ ) : الْبَاء لِلسَّبَبِيَّةِ ( هَذَا الشَّيْب ) : نَائِب الْفَاعِل ( الْحِنَّاء ) : بِالرَّفْعِ خَبَر إِنَّ ( وَالْكَتَم ) : بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ نَبَات بِالْيَمَنِ يُخْرِج الصِّبْغ أَسْوَد يَمِيل إِلَى الْحُمْرَة وَصِبْغ الْحِنَّاء أَحْمَر وَالصَّبْغ بِهِمَا مَعًا يَخْرُج بَيْن السَّوَاد وَالْحُمْرَة وَالْحَدِيث يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْحِنَّاء وَالْكَتَم مِنْ أَحْسَن الصِّبَاغَات الَّتِي يُغَيَّر بِهَا الشَّيْب وَإِنَّ الصِّبْغ غَيْر مَقْصُور عَلَيْهِمَا لِدَلَالَةِ صِيغَة التَّفْصِيل عَلَى مُشَارَكَة غَيْرهمَا مِنْ الصِّبَاغَات لَهُمَا فِي أَصْل الْحُسْن , وَهُوَ يَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون عَلَى التَّعَاقُب وَيَحْتَمِل الْجَمْع. وَقَدْ أَخْرَج…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4205
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih	The chain only	No. 4205
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4205

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1753

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Indeed the best of what the gray may be changed with is Henna' and Katam." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Abu Al-Aswad Ad-Dili's (a narrator in this chain) name is Zalim bin 'Amr bin Sufyan.

أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5078

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam.'"

"‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5079

"I heard the Prophet [SAW] say: 'Some of the best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam.'"

"‏ إِنَّ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءَ وَالْكَتَمَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5080

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam.'"

"‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5081

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam.'"

"‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5082

He heard that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "The best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam."

"‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3622

“The best things with which you change gray hair are henna and Katam.”*

"‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20345