What is the ruling on dyeing hair for men?
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The questioner : The permissibility of dyeing with henna for a man, what is its ruling?
The Shaykh : If he is gray-haired?
The questioner : Whether he is gray-haired or young, it is the same regarding the hands.
The Shaykh : Ah, the hands.
The questioner : For a man?
The Shaykh : You did not mention the hands. This is not permissible. Dyeing is for women, not for men, except in the case of gray hair. That is, dyeing the palms and soles, and dyeing the hair, for one who is not gray-haired, is a specific practice of women. But if a man becomes gray-haired, then there comes his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 3621Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : If he is gray-haired?
The questioner : Whether he is gray-haired or young, it is the same regarding the hands.
The Shaykh : Ah, the hands.
The questioner : For a man?
The Shaykh : You did not mention the hands. This is not permissible. Dyeing is for women, not for men, except in the case of gray hair. That is, dyeing the palms and soles, and dyeing the hair, for one who is not gray-haired, is a specific practice of women. But if a man becomes gray-haired, then there comes his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ from them.
إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون شعورَهم فخالفوهم
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