48/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5069 — Hair Dye
Permission to Dye the Hair
Hair Dye Sunnah: Be Different from Jews and Christians Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 5069
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5069
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ تَصْبُغُ فَخَالِفُوهُمْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "The Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so be different from them."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5069In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5072
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5069
This hadith about hair dye reports the Prophet [SAW] saying that the Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so Muslims should be different from them. The text is focused on changing hair color in this specific setting. It does not mention every color, and it does not discuss all personal grooming choices. The main point is the instruction to be distinct in this matter of dyeing hair. People often search for hair dye Sunnah, hadith about dyeing gray hair, or Jews and Christians do not dye hadith. This narration gives the direct wording from Abu Hurairah and keeps the message simple: do not copy that practice in the way mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet [SAW] mentioned that Jews and Christians did not dye their hair.
- The narration instructs Muslims to be different from them in this matter.
- The report focuses on hair dyeing, not every part of appearance.
