The Ruling on Using Saffron, Changing Grey Hair, and Applying Kohl
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The questioner:
Ibn 'Umar regarding the use of saffron; perhaps the intended meaning is that it is specifically for the beard. What is reported of Ibn 'Umar's action, if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to dye his beard yellow, perhaps this serves as a reconciliation between the two.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The previous one, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It would be a reconciliation between the two. Yes. His body, whether he uses saffron on his body or his clothes, like women, dyeing
The questioner:
Dyeing the beard, whether with saffron or with something other than saffron?
The Shaykh:
This is the apparent meaning of Ibn 'Umar's text; I say it is the apparent meaning of what Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned.
The questioner:
Haza' above.
The Shaykh:
And it is the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Change this thing and avoid black," for its generality necessitates this, that one changes it with henna or with saffron or with something else, being an exception to the statement that it is the river of the man.
Ibn 'Umar regarding the use of saffron; perhaps the intended meaning is that it is specifically for the beard. What is reported of Ibn 'Umar's action, if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to dye his beard yellow, perhaps this serves as a reconciliation between the two.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The previous one, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It would be a reconciliation between the two. Yes. His body, whether he uses saffron on his body or his clothes, like women, dyeing
The questioner:
Dyeing the beard, whether with saffron or with something other than saffron?
The Shaykh:
This is the apparent meaning of Ibn 'Umar's text; I say it is the apparent meaning of what Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned.
The questioner:
Haza' above.
The Shaykh:
And it is the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Change this thing and avoid black," for its generality necessitates this, that one changes it with henna or with saffron or with something else, being an exception to the statement that it is the river of the man.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث سنن النسائي، تابع شرح كتاب الزينة، من باب: وَصْلِ الشَّعْرِ بِالْخِرَقِ، إلى باب: تَحْرِيمِ لُبْسِ الذَّهَبِ — islamhouse.com (9:16)
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