Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 18.0

Dyeing Hair

باب فِي الْخِضَابِ

7 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4203sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawrifromal-ZuhrifromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromSulayman ibn Yasar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ يَصْبُغُونَ فَخَالِفُوهُمْ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Jews and Christians do not dye (their beards), so act differently from them.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4204sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin 'Amr bin al-SarhfromAhmed bin Sa'id bin Sakharfrom'Abdullah bin WahbfromIbn JurayjfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَىْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah :

Abu Quhafah was brought on the day of the conquest of Mecca with head and beard while like hyssop. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Change this something, but avoid black.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أُتِيَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ كَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيَاضًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4205sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Halwanifrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromMa'mar bin RashidfromSa'id bin Iyas al-Jaririfrom'Abdullah bin Burayda bin al-HusaybfromAbu al-Aswad al-Du'alifromAbu Dharr al-Ghaffari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ هَذَا الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏

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English translation

Narrated AbuDharr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4206sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

1 transmitter

Narrated by Ahmed bin 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِيَادٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِيَادٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ أَبِي نَحْوَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا هُوَ ذُو وَفْرَةٍ بِهَا رَدْعُ حِنَّاءَ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated AbuRimthah:

I went with my father to the Prophet (ﷺ). He had locks hanging down as far as the lobes of the ears stained with henna, and he was wearing two green garments.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4207sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala'from'Abdullah bin Idris bin Yazid al-Audifrom'Abdul Malik bin Sa'idfromIyad bin Laqayt al-Sadusi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اللَّهُ الطَّبِيبُ بَلْ أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ رَفِيقٌ طَبِيبُهَا الَّذِي خَلَقَهَا ‏

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English translation

This version adds (to the previous hadith No 4194):

My father said to him (the Prophet): Show me what is on your back, for I am a physician. He (the Prophet) said: You are only a soother. Its physician is He Who has created it.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبْجَرَ، عَنْ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي أَرِنِي هَذَا الَّذِي بِظَهْرِكَ فَإِنِّي رَجُلٌ طَبِيبٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4208sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Bashar Bindarfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromIyad bin Laqayt al-Sadusi

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِيَادِ بْنِ لَقِيطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَأَبِي فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ أَوْ لأَبِيهِ ‏"‏ مَنْ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ قَدْ لَطَخَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated AbuRimthah:

I and my father came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said to a man or to my father: Who is this? He replied: He is my son. He said: Do not commit a crime on him. He had stained his beard with henna.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4209

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-TanafasifromHammad bin ZaydfromThabit bin Aslam AlbananifromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْضِبْ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ خَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ‏.‏

English translation

Thabit said that Anas was asked about the hair-dye of the Prophet (ﷺ). He replied:

He did not dye his hair, but Abu Bakr and 'Umar dyed their hair.