Mishkat al-Masabih 4451

Chapter: Combing the Hair - Section 2

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4451

وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ

Abu Dharr reported God’s messenger as saying, “The best things with which grey hairs are changed are henna and katam (leaves of the salam tree (mimosa flava). This dye applied with henna to the hair is said to preserve its original colour. Katam is also said to lighten the colour of the hair). Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

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). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 4451).

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4205

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

إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ هَذَا الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

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 ‏"

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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 ‏"

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