Hadith #12
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ وَحُسَيْنٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْه
ِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الشَّيْبِ مَا يَخْضِبُهُ وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَانَ يَخْضِبُ رَأْسَهُ وَلِحْيَتَهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ حَتَّى يَقْنَئُوا شَعْرَهُمْ
Isnad Chain
هاشم وحسين
محمد بن راشد
مكحول
موسى بن
أبيه
English Translation
Hashim and Husayn narrated to us, they said Muhammad ibn Rashid narrated to us, from Makhul, from Musa ibn Anas, from his father (Anas رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not have enough gray hair to dye. However, Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) dyed his hair with henna and katam (a dark plant dye), and Umar (رضي الله عنه) dyed with henna alone.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 12
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12850
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49240