Ruling on dyeing white hair black
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The listener (H. A. M.) from the Eastern Province, al-Hassa, al-Shu'bah village, sent a long question in which she says: My mother is in her forties, and white hair has grown in the parting of her hair. She wants to put black dye in it, and I prevented her from doing so, basing my prevention on a hadith narrated by Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) , in which he said: "Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) , was brought on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, and his head and beard were as white as a thaghamah (a type of tree). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1637 But, unfortunately, she did not listen and applied the dye. What is the ruling in Islam regarding this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You have done well in advising her; you have done well—may Allah reward you—in advising her, based on the hadith mentioned, which is an authentic hadith narrated by Muslim and others. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in the other wording: Other hadiths have also come regarding this, all of which indicate the prohibition of dyeing with black.
Therefore, it is obligatory to advise the mother frequently so that she does not dye with black. She should dye with henna, or with henna and khamrah (a plant that produces a reddish-brown color), which is between black and red. As for dyeing with pure black; it is not permissible for her, nor for anyone else. It is obligatory for every Muslim to obey the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and not to dye with black, neither the beard nor the head; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in the other wording: .
Therefore, it is obligatory for men and women not to dye with black. The man does not dye his beard with black, especially students of knowledge and scholars; for they are role models. It is obligatory for them not to dye with black; so that others do not imitate them. And so it is for other men and women. It is obligatory not to dye with black, yes, due to the hadith mentioned, and the authentic hadiths that came with its meaning.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The listener (H. A. M.) from the Eastern Province, al-Hassa, al-Shu'bah village, sent a long question in which she says: My mother is in her forties, and white hair has grown in the parting of her hair. She wants to put black dye in it, and I prevented her from doing so, basing my prevention on a hadith narrated by Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) , in which he said: "Abu Qahafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) , was brought on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, and his head and beard were as white as a thaghamah (a type of tree). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Change it (i.e., dye it and avoid black colour).
غيروا هذا، واجتنبوا السوادAnswer:
You have done well in advising her; you have done well—may Allah reward you—in advising her, based on the hadith mentioned, which is an authentic hadith narrated by Muslim and others. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Avoid black
اجتنبوا السوادAnd keep them away from the Black
وجنبوه السوادTherefore, it is obligatory to advise the mother frequently so that she does not dye with black. She should dye with henna, or with henna and khamrah (a plant that produces a reddish-brown color), which is between black and red. As for dyeing with pure black; it is not permissible for her, nor for anyone else. It is obligatory for every Muslim to obey the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and not to dye with black, neither the beard nor the head; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Change this gray hair, and avoid black
غيروا هذا الشيب، واجتنبوا السوادAnd keep them away from the Black
وجنبوه السوادTherefore, it is obligatory for men and women not to dye with black. The man does not dye his beard with black, especially students of knowledge and scholars; for they are role models. It is obligatory for them not to dye with black; so that others do not imitate them. And so it is for other men and women. It is obligatory not to dye with black, yes, due to the hadith mentioned, and the authentic hadiths that came with its meaning.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.