What is the ruling on dyeing the white hair of the beard or the head with black?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding dyeing the beard with black, dyeing the hair with black.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Dyeing the beard with black or the head with black, I tell you: this or that, all of it is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So he commanded the changing of the gray hair and said: .
Also, there is a hadith in the Sunan containing a warning against whoever dyes the white hair with black.
The questioner : Is his intention to adorn himself?
The Shaykh : The common case is that the one who dyes with black intends to adorn himself and to keep his face like the face of a young man, otherwise what is the benefit of it? Because he will lose time and lose money and effort, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Dyeing the beard with black or the head with black, I tell you: this or that, all of it is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Change this white hair and avoid black.
غيروا هذا الشيب وجنبوه السوادKeep away from black.
جنبوه السوادAlso, there is a hadith in the Sunan containing a warning against whoever dyes the white hair with black.
The questioner : Is his intention to adorn himself?
The Shaykh : The common case is that the one who dyes with black intends to adorn himself and to keep his face like the face of a young man, otherwise what is the benefit of it? Because he will lose time and lose money and effort, yes.