Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 4479

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصْفِّرُ لِحْيَتَهُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ حَتَّى تَمْتَلِئَ ثِيَابُهُ مِنَ الصُّفْرَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: لِمَ تُصْبِغُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ؟ قَالَ: أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْبُغُ بِهَا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهَا وَقد كَانَ يصْبغ ثِيَابَهُ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى عِمَامَتَهُ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيّ

Translation

Ibn Umar used to dye his beard yellow until his clothes were stained with yellow. When asked why he dyed it yellow, he replied, “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dye with it, and nothing was more beloved to him.” He used to dye all his clothes, even his turban. Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.