Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya Appearing Of The White Hair Of Rasoolullah

Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 37

Authentic chain graded by Zubair Ali Zai Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 37

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ‏:‏ قُلْتُ لأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ‏:‏ هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبًا فِي صُدْغَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ‏.‏

Qatada reports that he said:

‘I said to Anas ibn Malik: “Did Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) dye his hair?” He replied: ‘He did not get to that, for he was grayed only in the hair covering his temples, but Abu Bakr (may Allah the Exalted be well pleased with him) dyed his hair with henna and a herbal mixture called katam.”

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5086) and Ahmad (No. 12525, 13139). Cited in Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya (No. 37).

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainSahih Isnād	The chain only

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5086

That he asked Anas: "Did the Messenger of Allah [SAW] dye his hair? He said: "His gray hair didn't go far, it was only a little at his temples."

لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَىْءٌ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 12525

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَخَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 13139

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَخَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْئًا فِي صُدْغَيْهِ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

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الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (177)هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ , صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبًا فِي صُدْغِهِ
الاستذكار (1064)هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يُدْرِكِ الْخِضَابَ
البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (2250)خَضَّبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ
البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (2257)خَضَّبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ
البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (2266)هَلْ خَضَّبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ
التمهيد لابن عبد البر (3708)أَخْضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9009)هَلْ خَضَّبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ
الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (36)إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبًا فِي صُدْغَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ
الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (1160)أَخَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ فَقَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ
الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (1161)هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ
تاريخ المدينة لابن شبة (934)هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قال : لَمْ يَشِنْهُ الشَّيْبُ
تاريخ المدينة لابن شبة (941)أَخَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قال : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَاكَ
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (2502)هَلْ خَضَّبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبُهُ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ
شرح السنة (3557)كَانَ شَيْبًا فِي صُدْغَيْهِ ، وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ
معجم ابن المقرئ (553)خَضَّبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ

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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

Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 37

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That he asked Anas: "Did the Messenger of Allah [SAW] dye his hair? He said: "His gray hair didn't go far, it was only a little at his temples."

On the same subject

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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