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Sahih al-Bukhari 5895 (Book 77, Hadith 112) #5656
The Prophet's (PBUH) Hair Dye

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) did not have enough grey hair to dye.

Narrated Thabit: Anas was asked whether the Prophet used a a hair dye or not. He replied, "The Prophet did not have enough grey hair to dye, (such that) if I wanted to count the fading hairs in his beard (I could have)".
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مَا يَخْضِبُ، لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتِهِ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ‏.‏

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hair  *  dye  *  prophet  *  pbuh  *  thabit  *  anas

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow the example of our beloved prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and try our best to stay away from anything which is artificial or fake in order to look better than we actually are .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Thabit and it talks about the hair dye of the beloved prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It states that the prophet ﷺ did not have enough grey hair to dye. This hadith teaches us that even though our beloved prophet ﷺ was a human being like us, he was still perfect in every way and his physical appearance was also perfect. He did not need to use any kind of artificial means such as a hair dye to enhance his beauty or look younger than he actually was. We should take this as an example and try our best to stay away from anything which is artificial or fake in order to look better than we actually are.

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