22/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1634 — Gray Hair as Light
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Developing Gray Hair In Allah's Cause
Hadith About Gray Hair Becoming Light
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1634
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1634
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، أَنَّ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنَ السِّمْطِ، قَالَ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مُرَّةَ حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَاحْذَرْ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي الإِسْلاَمِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . وَحَدِيثُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ وَأَدْخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ فِي الإِسْنَادِ رَجُلاً . وَيُقَالُ كَعْبُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ وَيُقَالُ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْبَهْزِيُّ وَالْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْبَهْزِيُّ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَادِيثَ .
Shurahbil bin As-Simt Narrated from:
O Ka'B Bin Murrah! Relate (Something) To Is From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), And Be Cautious. He Said: 'I Heard The Prophet (ﷺ) Say: "Whoever Develops Some Gray Hair In Islam, It Shall Be A Light From Him On The Day Of Judgement."[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is Something On This Topic From Fadalah Bin 'Ubaid And 'Abdullah Bin 'Amr. The Narration Of Ka'B Bin Murrah Was Reported Like This From Al-A'Mash, From 'Amr Bin Murrah. This Hadith Is Been Reported From Mansur, From Salim Bin Abu Al-Ja'D, And He Included A Man Between Him And Between Ka'B Bin Murrah In The Chain. He Is Called: "Ka'B Bin Murrah," And He Is Called: "Murrah Bin Ka'B Al-Bahzi," And The One Known Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ) Is Ka'B Bin Murrah Al-Bahzi, He Reported Some Ahadith From The Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1634In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1634
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1634
This Hadith gives a gentle reminder about aging in Islam. Ka'b bin Murrah reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say whoever develops some gray hair in Islam, it shall be a light for him on the Day of Judgement. The message is simple and comforting. Gray hair is often seen as a sign of age, weakness, or change, but this narration connects it with light in the Hereafter when it comes in Islam. The Hadith does not add extra details about appearance or dyeing hair. It focuses on the honor attached to gray hair that comes while a person is within Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- Gray hair in Islam is described as light on the Day of Judgement.
- Aging can carry honor when connected with faith.
- The Hadith gives comfort about a natural sign of age.
- The narration keeps attention on the Hereafter, not outward looks.
