48/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5088 — Ten Disliked Practices
Dyeing the Hair with Yellow Dye
Ten Disliked Things in Hadith: Ibn Mas'ud's Report
Sunan an-Nasai : 5088
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5088
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرُّكَيْنَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَكْرَهُ عَشْرَ خِصَالٍ الصُّفْرَةَ يَعْنِي الْخَلُوقَ وَتَغْيِيرَ الشَّيْبِ وَجَرَّ الإِزَارِ وَالتَّخَتُّمَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالضَّرْبَ بِالْكِعَابِ وَالتَّبَرُّجَ بِالزِّينَةِ لِغَيْرِ مَحِلِّهَا وَالرُّقَى إِلاَّ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ وَتَعْلِيقَ التَّمَائِمِ وَعَزْلَ الْمَاءِ بِغَيْرِ مَحِلِّهِ وَإِفْسَادَ الصَّبِيِّ غَيْرَ مُحَرِّمِهِ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Prophet of Allah [SAW] disliked ten things: Yellow dye, meaning Khaluq, changing gray hair, dragging one's Izar, wearing gold rings, playing with dice (Ki'ab), (a woman) showing her adornment to people to whom it is not permissible for her to show it, reciting Ruqyah, unless it is with Al-Mu'awidhat (Verses seeking refuge with Allah), hanging amulets, removing to ejaculate in other than the right place, and taking away the milk of an infant boy (by having intercourse with his mother)- but he did not say that this is Haram.
[1] Ki'āb is plural of Ka'b and here it refers to bones taken from the knees of sheep which were used in gambling similar to dice. Hence, it is considered to also apply to that.[2] The meaning of ' Azl is to withdraw prior to ejaculation, which was a practice implemented to prevent pregnancy.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5088In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5091
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5088
This Hadith lists ten practices that the Prophet of Allah [SAW] disliked, as narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud. The list includes yellow dye meaning khaluq, changing gray hair, dragging the izar, wearing gold rings, playing with dice, showing adornment where it is not allowed, certain ruqyah except with Al-Mu'awidhat, hanging amulets, withdrawing in the wrong place, and affecting an infant boy through intercourse with his mother. The text also says he did not say this is Haram. For people searching for ten disliked things hadith, this point matters. The narration teaches restraint, but the explanation should not turn the wording into claims beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith reports ten things described as disliked.
- The narration includes a note that he did not say these things were Haram.
- It teaches caution in appearance, adornment, play, ruqyah, and personal conduct.
