Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4454
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ فَقَالَ: «مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا» . قَالَ: فَمَرَّ آخَرُ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ فَقَالَ: «هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا» ثُمَّ مَرَّ آخَرُ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالصُّفْرَةِ فَقَالَ: «هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا كُله» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Ibn Abbas reported: A man with henna-dyed hair passed by the Prophet ﷺ, who said, “How beautiful!” Another man with hair dyed with henna and katam passed by, and he said, “This is better than that.” Then another man with yellow-dyed hair passed by, and he said, “This is better than all of them.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.