English
Thabit narrated: Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the Prophet’s (ﷺ) dyeing, and he said: If I wanted to count the gray hairs on his head, I could. He said: He did not dye. 2 In another narration: Abu Bakr dyed with henna and katam, and Umar dyed with pure henna .
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5896 (unverified) 88% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2342a (unverified) 86% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 2
(2) The statement: "He did not dye": In Al-Durr al-Mukhtar: The stronger opinion is that he (ﷺ) did not do it. In Radd al-Muhtar: Because he did not need it, as he passed away with fewer than twenty gray hairs in his head and beard, specifically seventeen, as in Bukhari and others. It is narrated that Abu Bakr dyed with henna and katam [Madani]. In Al-Mirqat: The correct view is as stated by the author of Al-Nihayah that the chosen opinion is that he (ﷺ) dyed at one time and left it most times, so each narrated what they saw truthfully. This interpretation is necessary to reconcile the hadiths and is the ultimate claim.
Note 2
(٢) قوله: ولم يختضب: وقال في (الدر المختار): والأصح أنه صلي الله عليه واله وسلم لم يفعله. وفي (رد المحتار): لانه لم يحتج إليه؛لأنه توفي، ولم يبلغ شيبه عشرين شعرة في رأسه ولحيته، بل كان سبع عشرة، كما في (البخاري وغيره، وورد أن أبابكر خضب بالحناء والكتم، (مدني). وقال في (المرقاة): فالصحيح ما قاله صاحب (النهاية) من أن المختار أنه صلي الله عليه واله وسلم صبغ في وقت، وترك في مُعْظَم الأوقات، فأخبر كل بما رأى وهو صادق، وهذا التأويل كالمتعين للجمع به بينالأحاديث، وهو نهاية المدعي.