24/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1752 — Changing Gray Hair
What Has Been Related About The Dye
Hadith About Changing Gray Hair
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1752
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1752
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَلاَ تَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَأَنَسٍ وَأَبِي رِمْثَةَ وَالْجَهْدَمَةِ وَأَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَأَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Change The Gray, And Do Not Resemble The Jews." He Said: There Are Narration On This Topic From Az-Zubair, Ibn 'Abbas, Jabir, Abu Dharr, Anas, Abu Rimthah, Al-Jahdamah, Abu At-Tufail, Jabir Bin Samurah, Abu Juhaifah, And Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Abu Hurairah Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith, And It Has Been Reported Through Other Routes From Abu Hurairah From The Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1752In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1752
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1752
This hadith about changing gray hair gives a short instruction from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Hurairah narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said to change the gray and not resemble the Jews. The report does not mention a specific dye in this wording, so the explanation should not add one here. It simply connects changing gray hair with avoiding a certain resemblance mentioned in the text. This Hadith is often searched as change gray hair hadith, gray hair dye hadith, or do not resemble the Jews hadith. The core message is about grooming and visible distinction in this specific matter, as stated by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed changing gray hair in this report.
- The narration links the instruction to not resembling the Jews.
- This wording does not name a dye, so it should stay general.
- Grooming can carry meaning beyond personal style in this text.
