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Mishkat al-Masabih 4480

Chapter: Combing the Hair - Section 3

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 4480

وَعَن عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيْنَا شَعْرًا مِنْ شَعْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مخضوبا. رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

‘Uthman b. ‘Abdallah b. Mauhib said :

I went to visit Umm Salama and she brought out for us some hairs of the Prophet which had been dyed. Bukhari transmitted it.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5897). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 4480).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticصَحِيح The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (13712)فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيْنَا شَعْرًا مِنْ شَعْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَخْضُوبًا
  • شرح السنة (3078)فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيْنَا شَعَرًا مِنْ شَعَرِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَخْضُوبًا

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