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(Book 51, Hadith 8) #36786
Hair Dyeing in Islam

SUMMARY: It is permissible to dye one's hair, but it is preferable to use colors other than black.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said that Muhammad ibn Ibrahim at-Taymi had informed him that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman said "Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Aswad ibn Abdal-Yaghuth used to sit with us and he had a white beard and hair. One day he came to us and he had dyed them red, and the people said to him, 'This is better'. He said'.A'isha the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent her slave girl Nukhayla to me yesterday. She swore that my hair would be dyed and she informed me that Abu Bakr as- Siddiq used to dye his hair'. " Yahya said that he heard Malik say about dyeing the hair black, 'I have not heard anything certain on that, and other colours than that are preferable to me". Yahya said, "Not to dye at all is permitted, Allah willing, and there is no constraint on people concerning it". Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "There is no clear indication in this hadith that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not dye his hair. Had the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, dyed his hair, A'isha would have sent a message to that effect to Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Aswad".
حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ يَغُوثَ، قَالَ وَكَانَ جَلِيسًا لَهُمْ وَكَانَ أَبْيَضَ اللِّحْيَةِ وَالرَّأْسِ - قَالَ - فَغَدَا عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَدْ حَمَّرَهُمَا - قَالَ - فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَىَّ الْبَارِحَةَ جَارِيَتَهَا نُخَيْلَةَ فَأَقْسَمَتْ عَلَىَّ لأَصْبُغَنَّ وَأَخْبَرَتْنِي أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ كَانَ يَصْبُغُ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ فِي صَبْغِ الشَّعَرِ بِالسَّوَادِ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا مَعْلُومًا وَغَيْرُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الصِّبْغِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَتَرْكُ الصَّبْغِ كُلِّهِ وَاسِعٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِيهِ ضِيقٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بَيَانُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَصْبُغْ وَلَوْ صَبَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَرْسَلَتْ بِذَلِكَ عَائِشَةُ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ
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hair  *  dye  *  permissible  *  preferable  *  shar  *  asbaghah  *  masmuhah  *  mufadhalah

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Follow Islamic culture & traditions ; Be moderate ; Avoid extremes ; Follow Prophet Muhammad ﷺ example ; Be mindful when speaking & acting around others ; Take advice before making decisions regarding appearance & behavior etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the issue of hair dyeing in Islam. It states that it is permissible to dye one's hair but it is preferable to use colors other than black. The hadith was narrated by Yahya Ibn Said who heard from Malik Ibn Anas who heard from Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim at Taymi who heard from Abu Salama Ibn Abd ar Rahman who heard from Abd ar Rahman Ibn al Aswad about his experience with Aisha and her slave girl Nukhayla. Aisha sent a message to him that Abu Bakr as Siddiq used to dye his hair and so he decided to do the same thing. However, there is no clear indication that the Prophet himself dyed his hair or not since if he did then Aisha would have sent a message about it as well. Therefore this hadith shows us that while it is permissible for people to dye their hair any color they prefer except for black which should be avoided if possible due to its association with mourning and sadness in Islamic culture.

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