Sahih Muslim 2341d

Chapter: His Grey Hairs

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2341d

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ

لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي رَأْسِهِ فَعَلْتُ

Thabit reported that Anas b. Malik was asked about the dyeing (of the hair of) Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). Thereupon he said.:

(They were so few) that if I so liked I could count their number in his head, and he further said: (That is) he did not dye. Abu Bakr, however, dyed them and so did 'Umar dye them with pure henna.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2341d).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( أَعُدُّ شَمَطَاتِهِ ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى ( كَانَ قَدْ شَمِطَ ) بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم. اِتَّفَقَ الْعُلَمَاءُ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِالشَّمَطِ هُنَا اِبْتِدَاء الشَّيْب. يُقَالُ مِنْهُ : شَمِطَ وَأَشْمَطَ. قَوْله : ( خَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْر وَعُمَر وَعُثْمَان رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُمْ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَم ) أَمَّا ( الْحِنَّاء ) فَمَمْدُود , وَهُوَ مَعْرُوف. وَأَمَّا ( الْكَتَم ) فَبِفَتْحِ الْكَاف وَالتَّاء الْمُثَنَّاة مِنْ فَوْقُ الْمُخَفَّفَةُ , هَذَا هُوَ الْمَشْهُور. وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَة : هُوَ بِتَشْدِيدِ التَّاء , وَحَكَاهُ غَيْره , وَهُوَ نَبَاتٌ يُصْبَغُ بِهِ الشَّعْر , يَكْثُرُ بَيَاضه أَوْ حُمْرَته إِلَى الدُّهْمَة. قَوْله : ( اِخْتَضَبَ عُمَر بِالْحِنَّاءِ ) هُوَ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3546

That he asked `Abdullah bin Busr (i.e. the companion of the Prophet), "Did you see the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was old?" He said, "He had a few white hairs between the lower lip and the chin."

كَانَ فِي عَنْفَقَتِهِ شَعَرَاتٌ بِيضٌ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Busr + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3629

“Anas bin Malik was asked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dye his hair?’ He said: ‘He did not have any white hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs at the front of his beard.’”

إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلاَّ نَحْوَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ شَعَرَةً فِي مُقَدَّمِ لِحْيَتِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2344b

His face was as (bright) as the sword. Thereupon he (Jabir) said: No, it was round and like the sun and the moon. And I saw the seal near his shoulder of the size of a pigeon's egg and its color was the same as that of his body.

شَمِطَ مُقَدَّمُ رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ وَإِذَا شَعِثَ رَأْسُهُ تَبَيَّنَ وَكَانَ كَثِيرَ شَعْرِ اللِّحْيَةِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَجْهُهُ مِثْلُ السَّيْفِ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ كَانَ مِثْلَ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5897

I went to Um Salama and she brought out for us some of the dyed hair of the Prophet.

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيْنَا شَعَرًا مِنْ شَعَرِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَخْضُوبًا

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2341e

Anas b. Malik did not like that a person should pick out his white hair from his head or beard, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not dye, and there was some whiteness in his hair at his chin, on his temples and very little on his head.

يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَنْتِفَ الرَّجُلُ، الشَّعْرَةَ الْبَيْضَاءَ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ - قَالَ - وَلَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّمَا كَانَ الْبَيَاضُ فِي عَنْفَقَتِهِ وَفِي الصُّدْغَيْنِ وَفِي…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5114

"I heard Jabir bin Samurah being asked about the gray hairs of the Prophet [SAW]. He said: 'If he put oil on his head they could not be seen, but if he did not put oil on his head, they could be seen.'"

كَانَ إِذَا ادُّهِنَ رَأْسُهُ لَمْ يُرَ مِنْهُ وَإِذَا لَمْ يُدَّهَنْ رُئِيَ مِنْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah + 1 other version

Sahih Muslim 2341d

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That he asked `Abdullah bin Busr (i.e. the companion of the Prophet), "Did you see the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was old?" He said, "He had a few white hairs between the lower lip and the chin."

“Anas bin Malik was asked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dye his hair?’ He said: ‘He did not have any white hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs at the front of his beard.’”

His face was as (bright) as the sword. Thereupon he (Jabir) said: No, it was round and like the sun and the moon. And I saw the seal near his shoulder of the size of a pigeon's egg and its color was the same as that of his body.

I went to Um Salama and she brought out for us some of the dyed hair of the Prophet.

Anas b. Malik did not like that a person should pick out his white hair from his head or beard, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not dye, and there was some whiteness in his hair at his chin, on his temples and very little on his head.

"I heard Jabir bin Samurah being asked about the gray hairs of the Prophet [SAW]. He said: 'If he put oil on his head they could not be seen, but if he did not put oil on his head, they could be seen.'"

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That he asked `Abdullah bin Busr (i.e. the companion of the Prophet), "Did you see the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was old?" He said, "He had a few white hairs between the lower lip and the chin."

“Anas bin Malik was asked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dye his hair?’ He said: ‘He did not have any white hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs at the front of his beard.’”

His face was as (bright) as the sword. Thereupon he (Jabir) said: No, it was round and like the sun and the moon. And I saw the seal near his shoulder of the size of a pigeon's egg and its color was the same as that of his body.

I went to Um Salama and she brought out for us some of the dyed hair of the Prophet.

Anas b. Malik did not like that a person should pick out his white hair from his head or beard, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not dye, and there was some whiteness in his hair at his chin, on his temples and very little on his head.

"I heard Jabir bin Samurah being asked about the gray hairs of the Prophet [SAW]. He said: 'If he put oil on his head they could not be seen, but if he did not put oil on his head, they could be seen.'"

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