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The Book of Virtues

كتاب الفضائل

(29) Chapter: His Grey Hairs

باب شَيْبِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Thabit reported that Anas b. Malik was asked about the dyeing (of the hair of) Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ). Thereupon he said.:

(They were so few) that if I so liked I could count their number in his head, and he further said: (That is) he did not dye. Abu Bakr, however, dyed them and so did ‘Umar dye them with pure henna.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2341d
In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 134
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5782
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حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي رَأْسِهِ فَعَلْتُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ وَقَدِ اخْتَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَاخْتَضَبَ عُمَرُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ بَحْتًا ‏.‏