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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5077

Chapter: Dyeing Hair with Henna and Katam

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5077

Narrator:Abu Dharr

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ أَبِي، عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ أَفْضَلُ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّمَطَ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Dharr that:

The Prophet [SAW] said: "The best things with which you can change gray hair are Henna and Katam."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5077).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( الشَّمَط ) بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ الشَّيْب ( الْحِنَّاء وَالْكَتْم ) هُوَ بِكَافٍ وَتَاء مُثَنَّاة مِنْ فَوْق مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ وَالْمَشْهُور تَخْفِيف التَّاء وَبَعْضهمْ يُشَدِّدهَا نَبْت يُخْلَط بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَيُخَضَّب بِهِ الشَّعْر ثُمَّ قِيلَ الْمُرَاد هَاهُنَا اِسْتِعْمَال كُلّ مِنْهَا بِالِانْفِرَادِ لِأَنَّ اِجْتِمَاعهمَا يَحْصُل بِهِ السَّوَاد وَهُوَ مَنْهِيّ عَنْهُ وَيُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد الْمَجْمُوع وَالنَّهْي عَنْ السَّوَاد الْخَالِص وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5077
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5077
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5077

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4451

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)…

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

Narrated by Abu Dharr + 14 other versions

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 4454

Ibn ‘Abbas told that when a man who had dyed himself with henna passed the Prophet he said, “How fine this is! ” When another who had dyed himself with henna and katam passed by he said, “This is better than that.” Then when another who had dyed himself with yellow dye passed by he said, “This is…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَقَالَ: «مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا» . قَالَ: فَمَرَّ آخَرُ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ فَقَالَ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 2 other versions

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