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Sunan Ibn Majah 3624

Chapter: Dyeing (hair) black

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3624

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ جِيءَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَكَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ ثَغَامَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ فَلْتُغَيِّرْهُ وَجَنِّبُوهُ السَّوَادَ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir that he said:

“Abu Quhaifah was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his head was all white. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Take him to some of his womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3624) and Ahmad (No. 13882).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ ) بِضَمِّ الْقَاف وَالِد أَبِي بَكْر الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا ( ثَغَامَة ) بِمُثَلَّثَةٍ مَفْتُوحَة وَبِغَيْنٍ مُعْجَمَة نَبَات لَهُ ثَمَر أَبْيَض ( فَلِتَغَيُّرِهِ ) هَذَا إِذَا كَانَ الشَّيْب غَيْر مُسْتَحْسَن عِنْد الطِّبَاع وَالنَّاس فِي ذَلِكَ مُخْتَلِفُونَ ( وَجَنِّبُوهُ السَّوَاد ) لَعَلَّ الْمُرَاد الْخَالِص وَفِيهِ أَنَّ الْخِضَاب بِالسَّوَادِ حَرَام أَوْ مَكْرُوه وَلِلْعُلَمَاءِ فِيهِ كَلَام فَقَدْ مَالَ بَعْض إِلَى جَوَازه لِلْغُزَاةِ لِيَكُونَ أَهْيَب فِي عَيْن الْعَدُوّ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد أَصْل الْحَدِيث قَدْ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ لَكِنْ فِي هَذِهِ الطَّرِيق الَّتِي رَوَاهُ بِهَا الْمُصَنِّف لَيْثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف عِنْد الْجُم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3624
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3624
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3624

Other versions

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4455

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “Change grey hairs and do not copy the Jews.” Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Nasa’i transmitted it on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar and az-Zubair.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَلَا تشبَّهوا باليهودِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَرَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ عَن ابْن عمر وَالزُّبَيْر

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2102b

Change this and avoid black

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Quhāfah, father of Abu Bakr As-Siddīq (may Allah be pleased with him), was brought on the day of the Conquest of Makkah with his head and beard as white as Thaghāmah (a white plant). Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and…

غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَىْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 4 other versions Explained

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