48/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5071 — Hair Dye Sunnah
Permission to Dye the Hair
Hair Dye Sunnah: Dye Your Hair and Be Different Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 5071
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5071
أَخْبَرَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ تَصْبُغُ فَخَالِفُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَاصْبُغُوا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The Jews and the Christians do not dye their hair, so be different from them and dye your hair.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5071In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5074
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5071
This hadith gives a clear instruction about hair dye. Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said the Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so Muslims should be different from them and dye their hair. The wording here is more direct because it includes the command to dye. The hadith is about this specific matter of appearance and should not be stretched into unrelated topics. For people searching dye your hair hadith, hair dye Sunnah, hadith about gray hair dye, or be different from Jews and Christians, this narration gives the main phrase. The lesson is to follow the Prophetic instruction in the way the text states.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet [SAW] gave an instruction to dye the hair in this narration.
- The reason mentioned is to be different from Jews and Christians in that practice.
- The text should be kept to hair dyeing and not stretched beyond its wording.
