Narrator:Abu Rimtha
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَأَيْتُهُ قَدْ
لَطَخَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ .
It was narrated that Abu Rimthah said:
"I came to the Prophet [SAW] and I saw that he had dyed his beard with yellow dye."
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5084).
Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 5084 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 5084 |
| Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 5084 |
Other versions
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- السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9005)لَطَّخَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ
On the same subject
Authentic
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5243
يُصَفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ .
Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar
Authentic chain
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5085
يُصَفِّرُ بِهَا لِحْيَتَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الصِّبْغِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهَا وَلَقَدْ كَانَ يَصْبُغُ بِهَا ثِيَابَهُ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى عِمَامَتَهُ
Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 2 other versions
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 5680
Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only