77/66. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5894 — Grey Hair
What is said about grey hair
Did the Prophet Dye His Hair? Hadith About Few Grey Hairs
Sahih Bukhari : 5894
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5894
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا أَخَضَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الشَّيْبَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً.
Muhammad bin Seereen Narrated from:
I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) dye his hair?" Anas replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not have except a few grey hairs."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5894In-book reference : Book 77, Hadith 111USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 782
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5894
This Hadith answers a direct question: did the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم dye his hair? Muhammad bin Seereen asked Anas, and Anas replied that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had only a few grey hairs. The point of the narration is not a broad ruling about hair dye. It is a report about the Prophet’s appearance, especially the small number of grey hairs he had. People search for did the Prophet dye his hair, Prophet grey hair hadith, and Anas description of Prophet hair. This Hadith gives a careful answer through a Companion who observed him. It teaches us to report only what is known and not to add more than the narration says.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas answered the question based on what he knew of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is described as having only a few grey hairs.
- The text does not give a broad ruling on dyeing hair.
- The Hadith teaches careful wording when describing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
