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

Sunan Abu Dawud 4210

Chapter: Regarding Yellow Dye

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4210

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَيُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear tanned leather sandals and dye his beard yellow with wars and saffron, and Ibn 'Umar used to do that too.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4210) and An-Nasa’i (No. 5244).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كَانَ يَلْبَس النِّعَال ) : جَمْع نَعْل ( السِّبْتِيَّة ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمُهْمَلَة وَسُكُون الْمُوَحَّدَة بَعْدهَا مُثَنَّاة نِسْبَة إِلَى السَّبْت. قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْد : هِيَ الْمَدْبُوغَة الَّتِي حُلِقَ شَعْرهَا. ( وَيُصَفِّر لِحْيَته بِالْوَرْسِ ) : بِفَتْحٍ فَسُكُون نَبْت أَصْفَر بِالْيَمَنِ يُصْبَغ بِهِ. وَفِي الْحَدِيث مَشْرُوعِيَّة الْخِضَاب بِالصُّفْرَةِ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ وَجْه الْجَمْع بَيْن هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَحَدِيث أَنَس الْمَذْكُور. وَقَالَ الْحَافِظ : وَالْجَمْع بَيْن حَدِيث أَبِي رِمْثَة وَابْن عُمَر وَحَدِيث أَنَس أَنْ يُحْمَل نَفْي الصَّبْغ عَلَى غَلَبَة الشَّيْب حَتَّى يَحْتَاج إِلَى خِضَابه وَلَمْ يُتَّفَق أَنَّهُ رَآهُ وَهُوَ يَخْضِب , وَيُحْمَل حَدِيث مَنْ أَثْبَتَ الْخِ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4210
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4210
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 4210
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4210

Other versions

Differing grades of the chain Sunan an-Nasa'i 5244

"The Prophet [SAW] used to wear Sibtiyyah sandals and dye his beard yellow with Wars and saffron." And Ibn 'Umar used to do that.

يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَيُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4453

Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet used to wear tanned leather sandals and dye his beard yellow with wars (a plant of yellow colour in the Yemen, like sesame) and saffron. And Ibn ‘Umar used to do that. Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَيَصْفِرُّ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِك. رَوَاهُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (3)

السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9008)يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ ، وَيُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ ، وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ
دلائل النبوة للبيهقي (201)يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ ، وَيُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ
مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (3141)يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ , وَيُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْوَرْسِ ، وَالزَّعْفَرَانِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 117

"I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'I see you are wearing Sibtiyyah sandals, [1] and you performed Wudu' in them.' He said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing then and performing Wudu' in them.'" [1] Made of hairless, tanned leather.

يَلْبَسُهَا وَيَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 5000

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ وَنَافِعٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهَا وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Sunan Abu Dawud 4210

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Other versions

"The Prophet [SAW] used to wear Sibtiyyah sandals and dye his beard yellow with Wars and saffron." And Ibn 'Umar used to do that.

Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet used to wear tanned leather sandals and dye his beard yellow with wars (a plant of yellow colour in the Yemen, like sesame) and saffron. And Ibn ‘Umar used to do that. Nasa’i transmitted it.

On the same subject

"I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'I see you are wearing Sibtiyyah sandals, [1] and you performed Wudu' in them.' He said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing then and performing Wudu' in them.'" [1] Made of hairless, tanned leather.

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"The Prophet [SAW] used to wear Sibtiyyah sandals and dye his beard yellow with Wars and saffron." And Ibn 'Umar used to do that.

Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet used to wear tanned leather sandals and dye his beard yellow with wars (a plant of yellow colour in the Yemen, like sesame) and saffron. And Ibn ‘Umar used to do that. Nasa’i transmitted it.

On the same subject

"I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'I see you are wearing Sibtiyyah sandals, [1] and you performed Wudu' in them.' He said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing then and performing Wudu' in them.'" [1] Made of hairless, tanned leather.

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