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

Allah is the Physician. You are only a kind man. The one who heals it is the One who created it

Chapter: Dyeing Hair

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4207

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبْجَرَ، عَنْ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي أَرِنِي هَذَا الَّذِي بِظَهْرِكَ فَإِنِّي رَجُلٌ طَبِيبٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُ الطَّبِيبُ بَلْ أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ رَفِيقٌ طَبِيبُهَا الَّذِي خَلَقَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Ramthah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he said to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him): "Show me this thing on your back (to treat it), for I am a physician." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Allah is the Physician. You are only a kind man. The one who heals it is the One who created it.”

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4207, 4206).

Explanation

Abu Ramthah was a physician. When he saw the mark of prophet-hood protruding between the shoulder blades of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), he thought that it was a lump formed by waste substances. So, he asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to let him treat it because he was a physician. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) replied that Allah is the Physician, i.e. he is the true healer who treats the disease with the medicine that cures it. His words: “You are only a kind man” mean that you are only kind and gentle to the patient. That is because a physician is the one who is knowledgeable of the true nature of the disease and medicine, and he is the one who is able to grant health and recovery. No one could do this but Allah.

Explanation in Arabic

كان أبو رمثة طبيبًا، فرأى خاتم النبوة ظاهرًا ناتئًا بين كتفي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فظنه سلعة تولدت من الفضلات أو مرضًا جلديًّا، فطلب من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يعالجه، فرد المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم كلامه بأن «الله الطبيب» أي: هو المداوي الحقيقي بالدواء الشافي من الداء «بل أنت رجل رفيق» ترفق بالمريض وتتلطف به، وذلك لأن الطبيب هو العالم بحقيقة الدواء والداء، والقادر على الصحة والشفاء، وليس ذلك إلا الله.

خاتم النبوة كان ظاهرًا بين كتفي النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.
جواز إطلاق «الطبيب» عليه -تعالى-.

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( يَعْنِي اِبْن إِيَاد ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّله ( عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَة ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّله وَسُكُون الْمِيم بَعْدهَا مُثَلَّثَة ( فَإِذَا هُوَ ) : أَيْ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( ذُو وَفْرَة ) : هِيَ شَعْر الرَّأْس إِذَا وَصَلَ إِلَى شَحْمَة الْأُذُن ( بِهَا ) : أَيْ بِالْوَفْرَةِ ( رَدْع حِنَّاء ) : بِفَتْحِ الرَّاء الْمُهْمَلَة وَسُكُون الدَّال الْمُهْمَلَة بَعْدهَا عَيْن مُهْمَلَة أَيْ لَطْخ حِنَّاء يُقَال بِهِ رَدْع مِنْ دَم أَوْ زَعْفَرَان , وَعِنْد أَحْمَد فِي مُسْنَده : وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ وَشَيْبه أَحْمَر , وَفِي رِوَايَة لَهُ : وَرَأَيْت الشَّيْب أَحْمَر. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ. ( فَقَالَ لَهُ ) : أَيْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4207
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4207
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4207
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4207

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4206

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.

انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ أَبِي نَحْوَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا هُوَ ذُو وَفْرَةٍ بِهَا رَدْعُ حِنَّاءَ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rimtha

On the same subject

Not graded Sahih al-Bukhari 5898

Ibn Mauhab also said that Um Salama had shown him the red hair of the Prophet.

أَرَتْهُ شَعَرَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْمَرَ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4208

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.

لاَ تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ قَدْ لَطَخَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rimtha + 1 other version

Authentic Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 45

“I came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) with a son of mine, so he said; ‘Is this your son?’ I said: ‘Yes, I acknowledge him!’ He said: ‘He must not harm you, and you must not harm him!’ I also noticed that the grayness of his hair was reddish.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنِ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو رِمْثَةَ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ…

+ 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4065

I went with my father to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saw two green garments over him.

بُرْدَيْنِ أَخْضَرَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rimtha

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1572

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering the Khutbah, wearing two green Burds."

يَخْطُبُ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rimtha

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5319

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] came out to us wearing two green garments."

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rimtha

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Allah is the Physician. You are only a kind man. The one who heals it is the One who created it

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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.

On the same subject

Ibn Mauhab also said that Um Salama had shown him the red hair of the Prophet.

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.

“I came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) with a son of mine, so he said; ‘Is this your son?’ I said: ‘Yes, I acknowledge him!’ He said: ‘He must not harm you, and you must not harm him!’ I also noticed that the grayness of his hair was reddish.”

I went with my father to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saw two green garments over him.

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering the Khutbah, wearing two green Burds."

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] came out to us wearing two green garments."

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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.

On the same subject

Ibn Mauhab also said that Um Salama had shown him the red hair of the Prophet.

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.

“I came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) with a son of mine, so he said; ‘Is this your son?’ I said: ‘Yes, I acknowledge him!’ He said: ‘He must not harm you, and you must not harm him!’ I also noticed that the grayness of his hair was reddish.”

I went with my father to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saw two green garments over him.

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering the Khutbah, wearing two green Burds."

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] came out to us wearing two green garments."

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