What is the ruling on dyeing hair black or with kham?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, we need a sufficient and comprehensive answer regarding the ruling on dyeing hair black and with kham, because kham resembles the color black. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, the sufficient and comprehensive answer, if Allah wills, is:
That it is not permissible to dye white hair black, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and this is in Sahih Muslim.
And a warning was reported regarding this in the Sunan, that in the last of time there will be people who dye their hair black like the rams of birds, who will not enter Paradise, or he said: they will not find its scent. And this implies that it is one of the major sins.
As for kham, kham is mixed with henna so that the color becomes brown, between black and yellow. It is not kham alone; kham alone is black in color, but kham with henna is mixed and dyed with it.
The Shaykh : Yes, the sufficient and comprehensive answer, if Allah wills, is:
That it is not permissible to dye white hair black, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Keep away from black.
جنبوه السوادAnd a warning was reported regarding this in the Sunan, that in the last of time there will be people who dye their hair black like the rams of birds, who will not enter Paradise, or he said: they will not find its scent. And this implies that it is one of the major sins.
As for kham, kham is mixed with henna so that the color becomes brown, between black and yellow. It is not kham alone; kham alone is black in color, but kham with henna is mixed and dyed with it.