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The ruling on dyeing hair when it contains gray

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Your Eminence! This is a female questioner from Saudi Arabia, a Saudi woman, who has a question: She has heard that dyeing hair, as long as it covers the gray, is not permissible. She is now saying: A girl in her twenties says: Gray hair has started to appear in my hair. Is it permissible for me to use henna at this young age? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: Dyeing gray hair is a recommended practice (sunnah) for men and women; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Change this gray hair and avoid black.غيروا هذا الشيب واجتنبوا السواد
One should change it with red, yellow, or henna, but not with black. This is the sunnah. As for pure black, it is not permissible. Pure black is not permissible for a man or a woman. One should not change gray hair with pure black. However, if one changes it with red, or with black mixed with red—between red and black—or with yellow, there is no harm. This is the sunnah. As for changing gray hair with pure black, it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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