What is the ruling on dyeing with black?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Regarding the black that is actually permitted, or should we understand the black that is actually permitted to be the very black in terms of darkness and intensity of the black that is prohibited? Then there is the authentic hadith that says: This is a severe warning regarding the prohibition of black; so how can what the Messenger (peace be upon him) did be understood as the black that he prohibited? What can be said in the way of reconciliation, as is the case with many conflicting texts between his words (peace be upon him) and his actions, is that it was specific to the Messenger (peace be upon him), or that it was before he was prohibited from black (peace and blessings be upon him). But this cannot be said in this specific case; because Abu Bakr was with him, so the specificity ends here, is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And it cannot be said that this was after the prohibition; - pardon me - before the prohibition, and that the prohibition came after; because Abu Bakr dyed after the death of the Messenger when the rulings had settled, and likewise 'Umar; so the black that is prohibited is definitely different from the black that is permitted by the indication of his action (peace be upon him) and his Companions; so what is it? It is what is close to black but not pure black, is that clear to you?
The questioner: Now, if mixing henna and katam leads to pure black?
The Shaykh: Pure black is definitely not permissible ... I am presenting you with a picture, my brother, look now; we have this amount of katam, and this amount of henna, we will do an experiment, we will mix this amount with this amount; we mixed it well so that the identity of each of the katam and the dye was lost in the other, it became black like this? It is not permissible, now we will make a second mixture; we take half of this black and all of this henna, we mix this half of the black with this henna, what will the mixture be?
The questioner: It will differ, of course.
The Shaykh: It will differ, of course, do you see how? Just as it is true to say that he dyed with katam and henna in the first case, it is correct to say so in the second case, right or not? And in the third and fourth cases, where there is a trace of this black in the henna; meaning it is made a little closer to black, all of this is correct to say that it is a combination of katam and what? Henna; therefore we take the practical case so that we do not contradict the textual Shari'ah due to his saying (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh: Regarding the black that is actually permitted, or should we understand the black that is actually permitted to be the very black in terms of darkness and intensity of the black that is prohibited? Then there is the authentic hadith that says:
There will be among my Ummah people who dye with black like the crops of birds, and they will not smell the scent of Paradise
يكون في أمَّتي أقوام يخضبون بالسواد كحواصل الطير لا يريحون رائحة الجنةThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And it cannot be said that this was after the prohibition; - pardon me - before the prohibition, and that the prohibition came after; because Abu Bakr dyed after the death of the Messenger when the rulings had settled, and likewise 'Umar; so the black that is prohibited is definitely different from the black that is permitted by the indication of his action (peace be upon him) and his Companions; so what is it? It is what is close to black but not pure black, is that clear to you?
The questioner: Now, if mixing henna and katam leads to pure black?
The Shaykh: Pure black is definitely not permissible ... I am presenting you with a picture, my brother, look now; we have this amount of katam, and this amount of henna, we will do an experiment, we will mix this amount with this amount; we mixed it well so that the identity of each of the katam and the dye was lost in the other, it became black like this? It is not permissible, now we will make a second mixture; we take half of this black and all of this henna, we mix this half of the black with this henna, what will the mixture be?
The questioner: It will differ, of course.
The Shaykh: It will differ, of course, do you see how? Just as it is true to say that he dyed with katam and henna in the first case, it is correct to say so in the second case, right or not? And in the third and fourth cases, where there is a trace of this black in the henna; meaning it is made a little closer to black, all of this is correct to say that it is a combination of katam and what? Henna; therefore we take the practical case so that we do not contradict the textual Shari'ah due to his saying (peace be upon him).
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