1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,139 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:07,139 --> 00:00:09,199 With pens of longing 3 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:11,740 and ink of love, 4 00:00:11,740 --> 00:00:15,869 we pen lines more precious than gold 5 00:00:15,869 --> 00:00:17,870 describing the Master of Creation, 6 00:00:17,870 --> 00:00:20,870 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 7 00:00:20,870 --> 00:00:30,820 The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il). 8 00:00:30,820 --> 00:00:35,820 Chapter: What Has Been Related Concerning the White Hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 9 00:00:35,820 --> 00:00:42,679 Graying is the turning of hair from its original color to white, 10 00:00:42,679 --> 00:00:45,679 and it occurs due to various reasons, 11 00:00:45,679 --> 00:00:47,679 among them advanced age, 12 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:50,679 constant grief, and other factors. 13 00:00:50,679 --> 00:00:55,679 And graying also refers to a person entering the stage of old age. 14 00:00:55,679 --> 00:00:58,799 On the authority of Qatadah, who said: 15 00:00:58,799 --> 00:01:01,799 "I asked Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him: 16 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:05,799 'Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dye his hair?' 17 00:01:06,799 --> 00:01:09,799 He replied: 'It had not reached that stage; 18 00:01:09,799 --> 00:01:12,799 it was only a few white hairs at his temples. 19 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:15,799 But Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, 20 00:01:15,799 --> 00:01:18,799 dyed his hair with henna and katam.'" 21 00:01:18,799 --> 00:01:22,500 In this hadith, 22 00:01:22,500 --> 00:01:24,500 Qatadah, may Allah have mercy on him, 23 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:28,500 asks the noble Companion Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him: 24 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:32,500 "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, dye his hair?"— 25 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:36,500 that is, did he alter the whiteness of the hair of his head and beard? 26 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:41,500 Dyeing (khidab) means coloring the hair with red or another shade. 27 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:44,560 Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, answered him: 28 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,560 "It had not reached that stage," 29 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,560 meaning that whatever white hair the Prophet, peace be upon him, had 30 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,560 was very minimal indeed, 31 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,560 not warranting that one change it. 32 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,560 And his words: "It was only a few white hairs at his temples" 33 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,560 mean that the white hair of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 34 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,560 was merely a small amount at his temples. 35 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,560 The temple is the area between the ear and the eye, 36 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,560 and it also refers to the hair hanging down from the head 37 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,560 into the space between the ear and the eye. 38 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,750 And his words: "But Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, 39 00:02:20,750 --> 00:02:22,750 dyed his hair with henna and katam"— 40 00:02:22,750 --> 00:02:25,750 Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, informed the questioner 41 00:02:25,750 --> 00:02:28,750 that Abu Bakr 42 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:31,750 used to dye his hair with henna and katam. 43 00:02:31,750 --> 00:02:34,750 These are two well-known plants 44 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:37,750 used for dyeing and changing hair color. 45 00:02:37,750 --> 00:02:41,750 Henna turns white hair red, 46 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:45,750 while katam turns it black. 47 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:47,750 When the two are combined 48 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:51,750 by mixing a portion of henna with a portion of katam, 49 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:54,750 the white hair takes on an intermediate color, 50 00:02:54,750 --> 00:02:56,750 between black and red. 51 00:02:56,750 --> 00:03:01,610 And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 52 00:03:01,610 --> 00:03:05,610 "I did not count on the head of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 53 00:03:05,610 --> 00:03:07,610 and his beard, 54 00:03:07,610 --> 00:03:10,610 more than fourteen white hairs." 55 00:03:10,610 --> 00:03:14,430 In this hadith, 56 00:03:14,430 --> 00:03:16,430 Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, relates 57 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:19,430 that the white hairs found on the head 58 00:03:19,430 --> 00:03:22,430 and beard of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 59 00:03:22,430 --> 00:03:24,430 were very few indeed, 60 00:03:24,430 --> 00:03:27,430 reaching a total of only fourteen hairs. 61 00:03:27,430 --> 00:03:29,430 And this number 62 00:03:29,430 --> 00:03:32,430 is considered exceptionally small. 63 00:03:32,430 --> 00:03:35,430 For this reason, Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 64 00:03:35,430 --> 00:03:37,430 as mentioned previously: 65 00:03:37,430 --> 00:03:39,430 "It had not reached that stage," 66 00:03:39,430 --> 00:03:41,430 meaning its count had not reached the point of necessitating 67 00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:43,430 dyeing, due to how few they were. 68 00:03:43,430 --> 00:03:46,650 And on the authority of Simak ibn Harb, 69 00:03:46,650 --> 00:03:48,650 who said: 70 00:03:48,650 --> 00:03:51,650 "I heard Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, 71 00:03:51,650 --> 00:03:55,650 when he was asked about the white hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 72 00:03:55,650 --> 00:03:57,650 and he said: 73 00:03:57,650 --> 00:03:59,650 'When he oiled his head, 74 00:03:59,650 --> 00:04:01,650 no white hairs could be seen; 75 00:04:01,650 --> 00:04:03,650 but when he did not oil it, 76 00:04:03,650 --> 00:04:07,310 some could be seen.'" 77 00:04:07,310 --> 00:04:09,310 In this hadith, 78 00:04:09,310 --> 00:04:11,310 Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, answers 79 00:04:11,310 --> 00:04:15,310 upon being asked about the white hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 80 00:04:15,310 --> 00:04:17,310 saying: 81 00:04:17,310 --> 00:04:19,310 "When he oiled his head, 82 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:21,310 no white hairs could be seen; 83 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:23,310 but when he did not oil it, 84 00:04:23,310 --> 00:04:25,310 some could be seen." 85 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:27,310 That is, the white hairs were not noticeable 86 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:29,310 because the few white hairs 87 00:04:29,310 --> 00:04:31,310 on his head, peace be upon him, blended 88 00:04:31,310 --> 00:04:33,310 with the sheen of the oil 89 00:04:33,310 --> 00:04:35,310 that he had applied. 90 00:04:35,310 --> 00:04:37,310 For that reason, the white hairs would show 91 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,310 whenever he did not apply oil. 92 00:04:39,310 --> 00:04:42,939 And on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, 93 00:04:42,939 --> 00:04:44,939 who said: 94 00:04:44,939 --> 00:04:46,939 "The white hairs 95 00:04:46,939 --> 00:04:48,939 of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 96 00:04:48,939 --> 00:04:50,939 were only about 97 00:04:50,939 --> 00:04:52,939 twenty white hairs." 98 00:04:52,939 --> 00:04:56,800 In this hadith, 99 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,800 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, relates 100 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,800 that 101 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,800 the white hairs of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 102 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,800 were close to twenty 103 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,800 white hairs. 104 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,800 And this is close 105 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,800 to the hadiths 106 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,370 mentioned earlier. 107 00:05:14,370 --> 00:05:16,370 And on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, 108 00:05:16,370 --> 00:05:18,370 who said: 109 00:05:18,370 --> 00:05:20,370 "Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 110 00:05:20,370 --> 00:05:22,370 'O Messenger of Allah, 111 00:05:22,370 --> 00:05:24,370 you have grown gray!' 112 00:05:24,370 --> 00:05:26,370 He replied: 113 00:05:26,370 --> 00:05:28,370 'Surah Hud, al-Waqi'ah, 114 00:05:28,370 --> 00:05:30,370 al-Mursalat, 115 00:05:30,370 --> 00:05:32,370 and 'Amma Yatasa'alun have turned me gray.'" 116 00:05:32,370 --> 00:05:34,500 And on the authority of Abu Juhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, 117 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:36,500 who said: 118 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:38,500 "They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, 119 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,500 we see that you have grown gray.' 120 00:05:40,500 --> 00:05:42,500 He replied: 121 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:44,500 'Surah Hud 122 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:46,500 and its sister surahs have turned me gray.'" 123 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:49,779 The textual evidence in these 124 00:05:49,779 --> 00:05:51,779 two hadiths 125 00:05:51,779 --> 00:05:53,779 is his statement, peace be upon him: 126 00:05:53,779 --> 00:05:55,779 "Surah Hud, 127 00:05:55,779 --> 00:05:57,779 al-Waqi'ah, al-Mursalat, 128 00:05:57,779 --> 00:05:59,779 'Amma Yatasa'alun, 129 00:05:59,779 --> 00:06:01,779 and Idha ash-Shamsu Kuwwirat have turned me gray," 130 00:06:01,779 --> 00:06:03,779 and his saying: 131 00:06:03,779 --> 00:06:05,779 "Surah Hud and its sisters have turned me gray"— 132 00:06:05,779 --> 00:06:07,899 meaning its sister chapters 133 00:06:07,899 --> 00:06:09,899 from the surahs of the Qur'an 134 00:06:09,899 --> 00:06:11,899 that contain mention 135 00:06:11,899 --> 00:06:13,899 of the terrors of the Day of Resurrection 136 00:06:13,899 --> 00:06:16,100 and its tribulations. 137 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:18,100 For these mentioned surahs 138 00:06:18,100 --> 00:06:20,100 contain depictions of the terrors of that 139 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:22,129 Day. 140 00:06:22,129 --> 00:06:24,129 Thus, the few white hairs found in the hair 141 00:06:24,129 --> 00:06:26,129 of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 142 00:06:26,129 --> 00:06:28,129 were not caused by anxiety 143 00:06:28,129 --> 00:06:30,129 over worldly matters, 144 00:06:30,129 --> 00:06:32,129 its interests, 145 00:06:32,129 --> 00:06:34,129 attachment to it, a desire 146 00:06:34,129 --> 00:06:36,129 for more of it, 147 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,129 or similar reasons that typically 148 00:06:38,129 --> 00:06:40,129 characterize many people 149 00:06:40,129 --> 00:06:42,129 who turn gray 150 00:06:42,129 --> 00:06:44,129 from such causes. 151 00:06:44,129 --> 00:06:46,129 Rather, it was out of deep concern for the affair 152 00:06:46,129 --> 00:06:49,310 of the Hereafter. 153 00:06:49,310 --> 00:06:51,310 And on the authority of Abu Rimthah at-Taymi, 154 00:06:51,310 --> 00:06:53,310 of Taym ar-Ribab, who said: 155 00:06:53,310 --> 00:06:55,310 "I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 156 00:06:55,310 --> 00:06:57,310 accompanied by a son of mine." 157 00:06:57,310 --> 00:06:59,310 He said: 158 00:06:59,310 --> 00:07:01,310 "He was pointed out to me, 159 00:07:01,310 --> 00:07:03,310 and when I saw him, I said: 160 00:07:03,310 --> 00:07:05,310 'This is the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him.' 161 00:07:05,310 --> 00:07:07,310 He was wearing 162 00:07:07,310 --> 00:07:09,310 two green garments, 163 00:07:09,310 --> 00:07:11,310 and he had hair 164 00:07:11,310 --> 00:07:13,310 touched by white streaks, 165 00:07:13,310 --> 00:07:17,040 and his white hair was reddish." 166 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,040 In this hadith, 167 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,040 the noble Companion Abu Rimthah, 168 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,040 may Allah be pleased with him, says: 169 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,040 "I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 170 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,040 and he was pointed out to me"— 171 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,040 that is, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was shown to him. 172 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,040 This visit might have been 173 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,040 his very first visit 174 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,040 to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 175 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,040 so he did not yet recognize him; 176 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,040 thus, he asked about him. 177 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,040 So when he saw him, he said: 178 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,040 "This is the Prophet of Allah, 179 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,040 peace be upon him," 180 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,040 seeking to verify his identity. 181 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,040 And his words: 182 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,230 "He was wearing two green garments," 183 00:07:51,230 --> 00:07:53,230 such as a lower garment (izar) and an upper wrap (rida')— 184 00:07:53,230 --> 00:07:55,230 and what is meant is not 185 00:07:55,230 --> 00:07:57,230 purely solid green, 186 00:07:57,230 --> 00:07:59,230 but rather it may have been 187 00:07:59,230 --> 00:08:01,230 green mixed with black, 188 00:08:01,230 --> 00:08:03,230 or with black stripes, 189 00:08:03,230 --> 00:08:05,230 like Yemeni cloaks. 190 00:08:05,230 --> 00:08:07,300 And his words: 191 00:08:07,300 --> 00:08:09,300 "and he had hair touched by white streaks"— 192 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:11,300 this is the point of evidence 193 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:13,300 in the hadith, 194 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:15,300 meaning the presence of white hairs 195 00:08:15,300 --> 00:08:17,300 on his head, peace be upon him. 196 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:19,300 And his words: 197 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:21,300 "and his white hair was reddish" 198 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:23,300 mean it showed traces of dyeing, 199 00:08:23,300 --> 00:08:25,300 as will be mentioned later. 200 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:28,379 A point of benefit: 201 00:08:28,379 --> 00:08:30,480 that which is established by 202 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,480 the authentic hadiths 203 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,480 is that the gray hair found 204 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,480 in the hair of the Messenger of Allah, 205 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,480 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 206 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,480 was very minimal indeed, 207 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,480 just a few scattered strands 208 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,480 in three places, 209 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,480 as pointed out by Anas, 210 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,480 may Allah be pleased with him, 211 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,480 when he said: 212 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,480 "The Messenger of Allah, 213 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,480 peace be upon him, did not dye his hair; 214 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,480 the whiteness was only in his soul patch, 215 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,480 at his temples, 216 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,639 and a few scattered strands on his head." 217 00:09:00,639 --> 00:09:02,639 And the soul patch (ʿanfaqah) 218 00:09:02,639 --> 00:09:04,639 is the small tuft of hair between the lower lip 219 00:09:04,639 --> 00:09:06,860 and the chin. 220 00:09:06,860 --> 00:09:08,860 The description given by the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, 221 00:09:08,860 --> 00:09:10,860 of the Prophet's gray hairs, peace be upon him, 222 00:09:10,860 --> 00:09:12,860 that were on his head, 223 00:09:12,860 --> 00:09:14,860 is proof that he, 224 00:09:14,860 --> 00:09:16,860 peace be upon him, 225 00:09:16,860 --> 00:09:18,860 would occasionally uncover his head, 226 00:09:18,860 --> 00:09:20,860 at times 227 00:09:20,860 --> 00:09:22,860 such as when rainfall descended, 228 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:24,860 or because it might be obligatory to do so, 229 00:09:24,860 --> 00:09:26,860 such as for one who wishes to wipe 230 00:09:26,860 --> 00:09:28,860 over his head during ablution, 231 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:30,860 and likewise during Hajj 232 00:09:30,860 --> 00:09:35,580 in the state of ihram. 233 00:09:35,580 --> 00:09:37,580 Chapter: What Has Been Related Concerning the Hair Dye 234 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:39,580 of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 235 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:43,309 On the authority of 236 00:09:43,309 --> 00:09:45,309 Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him, 237 00:09:45,309 --> 00:09:47,309 who said: 238 00:09:47,309 --> 00:09:49,309 "I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 239 00:09:49,309 --> 00:09:51,309 accompanied by a son of mine. 240 00:09:51,309 --> 00:09:53,309 Thereupon he asked: 241 00:09:53,309 --> 00:09:55,309 'Is this your son?' 242 00:09:55,309 --> 00:09:57,309 I replied: 'Yes, I testify to it.' 243 00:09:57,309 --> 00:09:59,309 He said: 244 00:09:59,309 --> 00:10:01,309 'He is not responsible for your crimes, 245 00:10:01,309 --> 00:10:03,379 nor are you responsible for his crimes.' 246 00:10:03,379 --> 00:10:05,379 He said: 247 00:10:05,379 --> 00:10:08,980 'And I saw his gray hair dyed red.'" 248 00:10:08,980 --> 00:10:10,980 In this hadith, 249 00:10:10,980 --> 00:10:12,980 Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him, relates 250 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:14,980 that he came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 251 00:10:14,980 --> 00:10:16,980 having his son along with him. 252 00:10:16,980 --> 00:10:18,980 In this phrasing 253 00:10:18,980 --> 00:10:20,980 there is a point of benefit: 254 00:10:20,980 --> 00:10:22,980 namely, that fathers should take 255 00:10:22,980 --> 00:10:24,980 their children along to gatherings of goodness, 256 00:10:24,980 --> 00:10:26,980 or to visit a scholar, 257 00:10:26,980 --> 00:10:28,980 and the like. 258 00:10:28,980 --> 00:10:30,980 Thus, a father ought to 259 00:10:30,980 --> 00:10:32,980 bring his children along whenever possible, 260 00:10:32,980 --> 00:10:34,980 for in doing so 261 00:10:34,980 --> 00:10:36,980 lies their proper upbringing and nurturing 262 00:10:36,980 --> 00:10:38,980 upon love for the people of knowledge 263 00:10:38,980 --> 00:10:40,980 and love for gatherings of learning. 264 00:10:40,980 --> 00:10:43,200 As for his statement: "Thereupon he asked: 265 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,200 'Is this your son?'" 266 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,200 meaning, the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked 267 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,200 Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him: 268 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,200 "Is this your son?" 269 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,200 And Abu Rimthah replied: 270 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,200 "Yes, I testify to it," 271 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,200 meaning: "I formally acknowledge that 272 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,200 he is my son," 273 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,200 stating this purely for emphasis. 274 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,230 And his saying, peace be upon him: 275 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:05,230 "He is not responsible for your crimes, 276 00:11:05,230 --> 00:11:07,230 nor are you responsible for his crimes," 277 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:09,230 means that if a offense is committed by him, 278 00:11:09,230 --> 00:11:11,230 an offense, 279 00:11:11,230 --> 00:11:13,230 then the burden of his offense falls only upon himself; 280 00:11:13,230 --> 00:11:15,230 and if an offense is committed by you, 281 00:11:15,230 --> 00:11:17,230 then the burden of your offense falls only upon you, 282 00:11:17,230 --> 00:11:19,230 and no bearer of burdens 283 00:11:19,230 --> 00:11:21,230 shall bear the burden of another. 284 00:11:21,230 --> 00:11:23,230 In this is the eradication of a custom 285 00:11:23,230 --> 00:11:25,230 that was prevalent during the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), 286 00:11:25,230 --> 00:11:27,230 which was tribal blood vengeance. 287 00:11:27,230 --> 00:11:29,230 For whenever a son 288 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:31,230 killed a person from another tribe, 289 00:11:31,230 --> 00:11:33,230 they would retaliate by killing his father, 290 00:11:33,230 --> 00:11:35,230 his brother, or a group 291 00:11:35,230 --> 00:11:37,230 of his relatives. 292 00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:39,230 Thus the Prophet, peace be upon him, abolished 293 00:11:39,230 --> 00:11:41,230 that custom. 294 00:11:41,230 --> 00:11:43,230 As for his statement: "And I saw 295 00:11:43,230 --> 00:11:45,230 his gray hair dyed red," 296 00:11:45,230 --> 00:11:47,230 this indicates that the gray hair 297 00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:49,230 which was in his hair 298 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:51,230 was very little, 299 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:53,230 and that the redness observed in it 300 00:11:53,230 --> 00:11:55,230 was the result of hair dye. 301 00:11:55,230 --> 00:11:59,059 And on the authority of 'Uthman ibn Mawhab, 302 00:11:59,059 --> 00:12:01,059 who said that 303 00:12:01,059 --> 00:12:03,059 Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, was asked: 304 00:12:03,059 --> 00:12:05,059 "Did the Messenger of Allah, 305 00:12:05,059 --> 00:12:07,059 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dye his hair?" 306 00:12:07,059 --> 00:12:09,059 He replied: "Yes." 307 00:12:09,059 --> 00:12:11,059 And in another narration he said: 308 00:12:11,059 --> 00:12:13,059 "I entered upon Umm Salamah, 309 00:12:13,059 --> 00:12:15,059 may Allah be pleased with her, 310 00:12:15,059 --> 00:12:17,059 and she brought out to us some hair 311 00:12:17,059 --> 00:12:19,059 from the hair of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 312 00:12:19,059 --> 00:12:21,059 which had been dyed." 313 00:12:21,059 --> 00:12:23,220 And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, 314 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:25,220 who said: 315 00:12:25,220 --> 00:12:27,220 "I saw the hair of the Messenger of Allah, 316 00:12:27,220 --> 00:12:29,220 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 317 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:31,309 dyed." 318 00:12:31,309 --> 00:12:33,309 And on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Aqil, 319 00:12:33,309 --> 00:12:35,309 who said: 320 00:12:35,309 --> 00:12:37,309 "I saw the hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 321 00:12:37,309 --> 00:12:39,309 in the possession of Anas 322 00:12:39,309 --> 00:12:41,309 ibn Malik, and it was dyed." 323 00:12:41,309 --> 00:12:44,399 In these 324 00:12:44,399 --> 00:12:46,399 hadiths lies the affirmation 325 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:48,399 of hair dye for the Messenger of Allah, 326 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:50,429 peace be upon him. 327 00:12:50,429 --> 00:12:52,429 The summary of the scholarly discussion concerning this, 328 00:12:52,429 --> 00:12:54,429 as an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: 329 00:12:54,429 --> 00:12:56,429 "Al-Qadi said: 330 00:12:56,429 --> 00:12:58,429 'The scholars differed as to 331 00:12:58,429 --> 00:13:00,429 whether the Prophet, 332 00:13:00,429 --> 00:13:02,429 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dyed his hair 333 00:13:02,429 --> 00:13:04,460 or not. 334 00:13:04,460 --> 00:13:06,460 The majority denied it, relying on the hadith 335 00:13:06,460 --> 00:13:08,460 of Anas, and this is the school of Malik. 336 00:13:08,460 --> 00:13:10,460 Yet some of the hadith scholars stated 337 00:13:10,460 --> 00:13:12,460 that the Prophet, 338 00:13:12,460 --> 00:13:14,460 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did dye his hair, 339 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:16,460 due to the hadith of Umm Salamah 340 00:13:16,460 --> 00:13:18,460 and the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, 341 00:13:18,460 --> 00:13:20,460 stating that he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, 342 00:13:20,460 --> 00:13:22,460 dyeing with yellow.'" 343 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:24,559 He said: 344 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,559 "'And some scholars reconciled between 345 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,559 these hadiths by referring to what was alluded to 346 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,559 regarding the hadith of Umm Salamah 347 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,559 from the statement of Anas, 348 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,559 wherein he said: "I do not know concerning 349 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,559 what they narrate, 350 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,559 except that it might have been caused 351 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,559 by the perfume with which he used to scent 352 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,559 his hair," 353 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,559 because he, peace be upon him, 354 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,559 would use perfume frequently, 355 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,559 and it naturally fades the blackness 356 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,559 of hair. 357 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,559 Thus Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, indicated 358 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,559 that this change in color 359 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,559 was not due to dyeing, 360 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,559 but rather to the weakening of the dark pigment 361 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,590 caused by the perfume.' 362 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,590 He said: 363 00:14:02,590 --> 00:14:04,590 'It is also possible that those strands of hair 364 00:14:04,590 --> 00:14:06,590 changed after his demise 365 00:14:06,590 --> 00:14:08,590 due to Umm Salamah's frequent perfuming of them 366 00:14:08,590 --> 00:14:10,590 out of veneration.'" 367 00:14:10,590 --> 00:14:12,590 This marks the end of al-Qadi's words. 368 00:14:12,590 --> 00:14:14,590 "And the preferred view 369 00:14:14,590 --> 00:14:16,590 is that he, peace be upon him, 370 00:14:16,590 --> 00:14:18,590 dyed his hair on occasion 371 00:14:18,590 --> 00:14:20,590 and omitted it for the majority of the time. 372 00:14:20,590 --> 00:14:22,590 Hence, each narrator reported 373 00:14:22,590 --> 00:14:24,590 what he personally witnessed, and each was truthful. 374 00:14:24,590 --> 00:14:26,590 And this reconciliation is the designated sound approach." 375 00:14:26,590 --> 00:14:28,590 And al-Hafiz, 376 00:14:28,590 --> 00:14:30,590 may Allah have mercy upon him, said: 377 00:14:30,590 --> 00:14:32,590 "The essence of at-Tabari's reconciliation 378 00:14:32,590 --> 00:14:34,590 is that whoever affirmed definitively 379 00:14:34,590 --> 00:14:36,590 that he dyed his hair— 380 00:14:36,590 --> 00:14:38,590 as is apparent from the hadith of Umm Salamah 381 00:14:38,590 --> 00:14:40,590 and as is in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, 382 00:14:40,590 --> 00:14:42,590 that he, peace be upon him, 383 00:14:42,590 --> 00:14:44,590 dyed with yellow— 384 00:14:44,590 --> 00:14:46,590 merely related what he personally observed, 385 00:14:46,590 --> 00:14:48,590 and that was indeed on some occasions. 386 00:14:48,590 --> 00:14:50,590 Whereas whoever negated it, 387 00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:52,590 such as Anas, 388 00:14:52,590 --> 00:14:54,590 this is understood as referring to the most frequent 389 00:14:54,590 --> 00:14:58,100 and predominant of his states." 390 00:14:58,100 --> 00:15:00,100 To be continued, if Allah wills. 391 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,100 And Allah knows best. 392 00:15:02,100 --> 00:15:04,100 And may the peace and blessings of Allah be 393 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:06,100 upon our Prophet Muhammad, 394 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:08,100 and upon his family and companions 395 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:10,100 all together.