Sahih al-Bukhari 5895

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Chapter: What is said about grey hair

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Thabit bin Aslam Albanani 3 narrators

Sulaiman bin Harb Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~144 AH – ~224 AH Hammad bin Zayd Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 98 AH – 179 AH Thabit bin Aslam Albanani Tābiʿī d. > 120 AH

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)."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 5895

In-book reference

Book 77, Hadith 112

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 783

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

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.‏

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