Hadith #55
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ أَنَس
ًا سُئِلَ خَضَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ شَيْبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كَانَ يَخْضِبُ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ وَلَكِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ يَخْضِبُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَخْضِبُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
Isnad Chain
يونس
حماد ي
ابن زيد
ثابت
English Translation
Yunus narrated to us, Hammad — meaning Ibn Zayd — narrated to us, from Thabit who said: Anas (رضي الله عنه) was asked, 'Did the Prophet ﷺ dye his hair?' He said: The gray hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had not reached the point of being dyed. However, Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) dyed with henna and katam.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 55
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12893
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49283