Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dye his beard?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dye his beard?
Answer:
It is narrated that there were some gray hairs in it and that he dyed them with henna and katam. Al- Siddiq and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also dyed their beards. It is reported in al-Bukhari from Anas that al-Siddiq dyed his beard with henna and katam. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he had only a few gray hairs.
Q: It is said that this is a trace of perfume?
The Shaykh: Some people say so, but there is a problem with that.
Q: Is dyeing the beard considered a sunnah?
The Shaykh: There is no doubt, it is a sunnah, between obligation and sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3621Sahih (Darussalam).
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dye his beard?
Answer:
It is narrated that there were some gray hairs in it and that he dyed them with henna and katam. Al- Siddiq and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also dyed their beards. It is reported in al-Bukhari from Anas that al-Siddiq dyed his beard with henna and katam. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he had only a few gray hairs.
Q: It is said that this is a trace of perfume?
The Shaykh: Some people say so, but there is a problem with that.
Q: Is dyeing the beard considered a sunnah?
The Shaykh: There is no doubt, it is a sunnah, between obligation and sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Change this gray hair and avoid black.
غيِّروا هذا الشيب واجتنبوا السوادThe Jews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ from them.
إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون فخالفوهم
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.