The operative cause in dyeing the beard is that the Jews did not dye theirs; so what if they did dye them? Is it prescribed for us not to dye because the cause has ceased?
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The questioner : Some of the matters that preceded us in the words of the Shaykh al-Islam: changing the gray hair... Some scholars use this as evidence for the weakness of the view that what has become prevalent in use in Muslim lands, which is originally imitating the disbelievers... is imitation, even if it is found among Muslims.
The Shaykh : It is no longer one of their distinct characteristics; that is, some clothing was originally a distinct characteristic of the disbelievers, then it transferred to the Muslims and became widespread among them, so it was no longer one of their distinct characteristics.
The questioner : He says that gray hair is also not one of their distinct characteristics?
The Shaykh : No, in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no doubt that they do not change it, and they... to this day, those who keep their beards, I do not think they dye them.
The Shaykh : It is no longer one of their distinct characteristics; that is, some clothing was originally a distinct characteristic of the disbelievers, then it transferred to the Muslims and became widespread among them, so it was no longer one of their distinct characteristics.
The questioner : He says that gray hair is also not one of their distinct characteristics?
The Shaykh : No, in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no doubt that they do not change it, and they... to this day, those who keep their beards, I do not think they dye them.