Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 4478

Arabic hadith text

عَن ثابتٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: لَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي رَأْسِهِ فَعَلْتُ قَالَ: وَلَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ: وَقَدِ اخْتَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَاخْتَضَبَ عُمَرُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ بحتا

Translation

Thabit reported: Anas was asked about the Prophet ﷺ dyeing his hair. He replied, “If I wanted to count the gray hairs on his head, I could do so.” He said that the Prophet ﷺ did not dye his hair. Another version adds that Abu Bakr dyed his hair with henna and katam, while Umar dyed it with pure henna.