The ruling on dyeing hair black for an elderly woman
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The Shaykh:
Dyeing is permissible, but an elderly woman should not dye her hair black, based on the saying of the MessengerMishkat al-Masabih 4424 However, if she dyes it with something other than black, such as reddish-brown or red, or with black that contains some other color, there is no harm. As for the one who has some [white hair], she is not permitted to change it to black, but she may change it to red or to red mixed with black.
Dyeing is permissible, but an elderly woman should not dye her hair black, based on the saying of the Messenger
the Prophet said, “Change this with something, but avoid black.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم غيروا هذا الشيء واجتنبوا السواد،
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح لابن باز ٣-٩-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (32:42)
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