Hadith #154
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَكَانَتْ قَدْ صَلَّتْ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم
َ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اخْتَضِبِي تَتْرُكُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْخِضَابَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ يَدُهَا كَيَدِ الرَّجُلِ قَالَتْ فَمَا تَرَكَتْ الْخِضَابَ حَتَّى لَقِيَتْ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَتَخْتَضِبُ وَهِيَ بِنْتُ ثَمَانِينَ
Isnad Chain
يزيد بن هارون
محمد بن إسحاق
ضمرة بن سعيد
جدته
English Translation
It was narrated from a female Companion (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon her and said: "Apply henna. Do any of you leave off applying henna until her hand looks like a man's hand?" She said: "I never left off applying henna until I met Allah the Almighty, even though she was applying it at the age of eighty."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 49, Hadith 154
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 26192
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-62582