Hadith #574
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ مِنْ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا نَحْوًا مِنْ س
َبْعَ عَشْرَةَ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ شَعْرَةً فِي مُقَدَّمِ لِحْيَتِهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشِنْ بِالشَّيْبِ فَقِيلَ لِأَنَسٍ أَشَيْنٌ هُوَ قَالَ كُلُّكُمْ يَكْرَهُهُ وَلَكِنْ خَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَخَضَبَ عُمَرُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
Isnad Chain
ابن أبي عدي
حميد
English Translation
Ibn Abi 'Adiyy narrated from Humayd who (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that anas (رضي الله عنه) was asked: 'Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dye his hair?' He said: 'He did not see enough grey hair to warrant it — only about seventeen or twenty hairs in the front of his beard.' He also said: Abu Bakr dyed his hair with henna and katam.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 24, Hadith 574
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11612
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48002