Dyeing the Beard with Henna or Kutm
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on dyeing the beard with henna or kutm?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
Dyeing the beard with henna or kutm?
The Shaykh:
This is a sunnah (recommended practice). Dyeing the white hair is a sunnah. Yes, some of the Companions did not dye it; some of the Companions did not dye it, which indicates that it is not obligatory. However, doing it is better. The scholars we knew did not dye it. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim did not dye it, Shaykh Ibn Sa'di did not dye it, Shaykh Ibn Hamid did not dye it; none of them dyed it. There is no harm in it, meaning that leaving off the dye is permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on dyeing the beard with henna or kutm?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
Dyeing the beard with henna or kutm?
The Shaykh:
This is a sunnah (recommended practice). Dyeing the white hair is a sunnah. Yes, some of the Companions did not dye it; some of the Companions did not dye it, which indicates that it is not obligatory. However, doing it is better. The scholars we knew did not dye it. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim did not dye it, Shaykh Ibn Sa'di did not dye it, Shaykh Ibn Hamid did not dye it; none of them dyed it. There is no harm in it, meaning that leaving off the dye is permissible. Yes.
Source
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