Sahih al-Bukhari, 5895
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sulaiman bin HarbfromHammad bin ZaydfromThabit bin Aslam Albanani
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مَا يَخْضِبُ، لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتِهِ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ.
English translation
Narrated Thabit:
Anas was asked whether the Prophet (ﷺ) used a a hair dye or not. He replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not have enough grey hair to dye, (such that) if I wanted to count the fading hairs in his beard (I could have)."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 77, Hadith 112
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 783 (deprecated numbering scheme)