Is it permissible to dye the hair of the head and the mustache black?
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A message from Doha, Qatar, from the listener (K. A. M.), our brother, who asks five questions, one of which says: Is it permissible to dye the hair of the head and the mustache black?
Answer: Dyeing with black is not permissible, neither for a man nor for a woman, neither in the head nor in the beard, if it is pure black, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):, and this meaning came in several hadiths, among them his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 4212Sahih (Al-Albani).
So the conclusion is: it is not permissible to dye the beard or the head with pure black, neither for a man nor for a woman, but it is recommended to change the gray hair to something other than black, such as red or yellow, or black mixed with red, like henna and katam, which is black mixed with red; there is no harm in that. As for pure black, it is not allowed.
And the Sunnah for the man and the woman is to change the gray hair, not to leave it white; the Sunnah is to change it, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 3621Sahih (Darussalam), meaning dye it, contrary to them, but with something other than black. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: Dyeing with black is not permissible, neither for a man nor for a woman, neither in the head nor in the beard, if it is pure black, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Change this gray hair and avoid black.
غيروا هذا الشيب واجتنبوا السوادAt the end of time there will be people who will use this black dye like the crops of doves who will not experience the fragrance of Paradise.
يكون في آخر الزمان قوم يخضبون بالسواد كحواصل الحمام لا يريحون رائحة الجنةSo the conclusion is: it is not permissible to dye the beard or the head with pure black, neither for a man nor for a woman, but it is recommended to change the gray hair to something other than black, such as red or yellow, or black mixed with red, like henna and katam, which is black mixed with red; there is no harm in that. As for pure black, it is not allowed.
And the Sunnah for the man and the woman is to change the gray hair, not to leave it white; the Sunnah is to change it, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Change this gray hair
غيروا هذا الشيبThe Jews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ from them.
إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون فخالفوهمThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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