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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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With pens of longing

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and ink of love,

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we pen lines more precious than gold

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describing the Master of Creation,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il).

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Chapter: What Has Been Related Concerning the White Hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Graying is the turning of hair from its original color to white,

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and it occurs due to various reasons,

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among them advanced age,

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constant grief, and other factors.

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And graying also refers to a person entering the stage of old age.

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On the authority of Qatadah, who said:

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"I asked Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him:

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'Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dye his hair?'

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He replied: 'It had not reached that stage;

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it was only a few white hairs at his temples.

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But Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,

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dyed his hair with henna and katam.'"

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In this hadith,

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Qatadah, may Allah have mercy on him,

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asks the noble Companion Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him:

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"Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, dye his hair?"—

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that is, did he alter the whiteness of the hair of his head and beard?

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Dyeing (khidab) means coloring the hair with red or another shade.

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Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, answered him:

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"It had not reached that stage,"

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meaning that whatever white hair the Prophet, peace be upon him, had

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was very minimal indeed,

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not warranting that one change it.

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And his words: "It was only a few white hairs at his temples"

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mean that the white hair of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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was merely a small amount at his temples.

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The temple is the area between the ear and the eye,

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and it also refers to the hair hanging down from the head

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into the space between the ear and the eye.

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And his words: "But Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,

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dyed his hair with henna and katam"—

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Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, informed the questioner

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that Abu Bakr

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used to dye his hair with henna and katam.

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These are two well-known plants

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used for dyeing and changing hair color.

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Henna turns white hair red,

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while katam turns it black.

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When the two are combined

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by mixing a portion of henna with a portion of katam,

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the white hair takes on an intermediate color,

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between black and red.

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And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"I did not count on the head of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and his beard,

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more than fourteen white hairs."

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In this hadith,

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Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, relates

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that the white hairs found on the head

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and beard of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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were very few indeed,

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reaching a total of only fourteen hairs.

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And this number

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is considered exceptionally small.

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For this reason, Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

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as mentioned previously:

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"It had not reached that stage,"

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meaning its count had not reached the point of necessitating

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dyeing, due to how few they were.

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And on the authority of Simak ibn Harb,

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who said:

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"I heard Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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when he was asked about the white hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and he said:

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'When he oiled his head,

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no white hairs could be seen;

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but when he did not oil it,

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some could be seen.'"

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In this hadith,

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Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, answers

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upon being asked about the white hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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saying:

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"When he oiled his head,

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no white hairs could be seen;

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but when he did not oil it,

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some could be seen."

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That is, the white hairs were not noticeable

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because the few white hairs

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on his head, peace be upon him, blended

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with the sheen of the oil

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that he had applied.

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For that reason, the white hairs would show

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whenever he did not apply oil.

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And on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both,

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who said:

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"The white hairs

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of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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were only about

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twenty white hairs."

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In this hadith,

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'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, relates

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that

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the white hairs of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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were close to twenty

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white hairs.

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And this is close

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to the hadiths

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mentioned earlier.

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And on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both,

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who said:

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"Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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'O Messenger of Allah,

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you have grown gray!'

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He replied:

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'Surah Hud, al-Waqi'ah,

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al-Mursalat,

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and 'Amma Yatasa'alun have turned me gray.'"

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And on the authority of Abu Juhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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who said:

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"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah,

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we see that you have grown gray.'

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He replied:

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'Surah Hud

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and its sister surahs have turned me gray.'"

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The textual evidence in these

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two hadiths

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is his statement, peace be upon him:

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"Surah Hud,

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al-Waqi'ah, al-Mursalat,

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'Amma Yatasa'alun,

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and Idha ash-Shamsu Kuwwirat have turned me gray,"

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and his saying:

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"Surah Hud and its sisters have turned me gray"—

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meaning its sister chapters

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from the surahs of the Qur'an

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that contain mention

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of the terrors of the Day of Resurrection

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and its tribulations.

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For these mentioned surahs

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contain depictions of the terrors of that

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Day.

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Thus, the few white hairs found in the hair

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of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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were not caused by anxiety

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over worldly matters,

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its interests,

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attachment to it, a desire

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for more of it,

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or similar reasons that typically

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characterize many people

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who turn gray

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from such causes.

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Rather, it was out of deep concern for the affair

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of the Hereafter.

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And on the authority of Abu Rimthah at-Taymi,

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of Taym ar-Ribab, who said:

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"I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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accompanied by a son of mine."

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He said:

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"He was pointed out to me,

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and when I saw him, I said:

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'This is the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him.'

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He was wearing

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two green garments,

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and he had hair

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touched by white streaks,

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and his white hair was reddish."

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In this hadith,

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the noble Companion Abu Rimthah,

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may Allah be pleased with him, says:

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"I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and he was pointed out to me"—

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that is, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was shown to him.

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This visit might have been

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his very first visit

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to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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so he did not yet recognize him;

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thus, he asked about him.

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So when he saw him, he said:

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"This is the Prophet of Allah,

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peace be upon him,"

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seeking to verify his identity.

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And his words:

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"He was wearing two green garments,"

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such as a lower garment (izar) and an upper wrap (rida')—

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and what is meant is not

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purely solid green,

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but rather it may have been

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green mixed with black,

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or with black stripes,

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like Yemeni cloaks.

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And his words:

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"and he had hair touched by white streaks"—

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this is the point of evidence

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in the hadith,

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meaning the presence of white hairs

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on his head, peace be upon him.

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And his words:

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"and his white hair was reddish"

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mean it showed traces of dyeing,

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as will be mentioned later.

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A point of benefit:

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that which is established by

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the authentic hadiths

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is that the gray hair found

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in the hair of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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was very minimal indeed,

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just a few scattered strands

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in three places,

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as pointed out by Anas,

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may Allah be pleased with him,

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when he said:

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"The Messenger of Allah,

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peace be upon him, did not dye his hair;

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the whiteness was only in his soul patch,

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at his temples,

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and a few scattered strands on his head."

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And the soul patch (ʿanfaqah)

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is the small tuft of hair between the lower lip

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and the chin.

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The description given by the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them,

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of the Prophet's gray hairs, peace be upon him,

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that were on his head,

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is proof that he,

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peace be upon him,

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would occasionally uncover his head,

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at times

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such as when rainfall descended,

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or because it might be obligatory to do so,

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such as for one who wishes to wipe

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over his head during ablution,

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and likewise during Hajj

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in the state of ihram.

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Chapter: What Has Been Related Concerning the Hair Dye

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of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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On the authority of

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Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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who said:

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"I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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accompanied by a son of mine.

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Thereupon he asked:

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'Is this your son?'

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I replied: 'Yes, I testify to it.'

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He said:

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'He is not responsible for your crimes,

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nor are you responsible for his crimes.'

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He said:

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'And I saw his gray hair dyed red.'"

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In this hadith,

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Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him, relates

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that he came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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having his son along with him.

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In this phrasing

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there is a point of benefit:

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namely, that fathers should take

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their children along to gatherings of goodness,

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or to visit a scholar,

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and the like.

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Thus, a father ought to

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bring his children along whenever possible,

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for in doing so

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lies their proper upbringing and nurturing

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upon love for the people of knowledge

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and love for gatherings of learning.

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As for his statement: "Thereupon he asked:

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'Is this your son?'"

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meaning, the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked

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Abu Rimthah, may Allah be pleased with him:

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"Is this your son?"

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And Abu Rimthah replied:

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"Yes, I testify to it,"

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meaning: "I formally acknowledge that

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he is my son,"

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stating this purely for emphasis.

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And his saying, peace be upon him:

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"He is not responsible for your crimes,

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nor are you responsible for his crimes,"

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means that if a offense is committed by him,

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an offense,

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then the burden of his offense falls only upon himself;

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and if an offense is committed by you,

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then the burden of your offense falls only upon you,

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and no bearer of burdens

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shall bear the burden of another.

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In this is the eradication of a custom

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that was prevalent during the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah),

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which was tribal blood vengeance.

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For whenever a son

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killed a person from another tribe,

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they would retaliate by killing his father,

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his brother, or a group

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of his relatives.

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Thus the Prophet, peace be upon him, abolished

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that custom.

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As for his statement: "And I saw

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his gray hair dyed red,"

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this indicates that the gray hair

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which was in his hair

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was very little,

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and that the redness observed in it

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was the result of hair dye.

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And on the authority of 'Uthman ibn Mawhab,

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who said that

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Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, was asked:

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"Did the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dye his hair?"

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He replied: "Yes."

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And in another narration he said:

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"I entered upon Umm Salamah,

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may Allah be pleased with her,

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and she brought out to us some hair

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from the hair of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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which had been dyed."

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And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him,

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who said:

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"I saw the hair of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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dyed."

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And on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Aqil,

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who said:

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"I saw the hair of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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in the possession of Anas

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ibn Malik, and it was dyed."

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In these

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hadiths lies the affirmation

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of hair dye for the Messenger of Allah,

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peace be upon him.

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The summary of the scholarly discussion concerning this,

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as an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

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"Al-Qadi said:

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'The scholars differed as to

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whether the Prophet,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dyed his hair

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or not.

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The majority denied it, relying on the hadith

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of Anas, and this is the school of Malik.

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Yet some of the hadith scholars stated

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that the Prophet,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did dye his hair,

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due to the hadith of Umm Salamah

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and the hadith of Ibn 'Umar,

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stating that he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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dyeing with yellow.'"

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He said:

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"'And some scholars reconciled between

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these hadiths by referring to what was alluded to

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regarding the hadith of Umm Salamah

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from the statement of Anas,

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wherein he said: "I do not know concerning

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what they narrate,

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except that it might have been caused

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by the perfume with which he used to scent

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his hair,"

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because he, peace be upon him,

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would use perfume frequently,

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and it naturally fades the blackness

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of hair.

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Thus Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, indicated

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that this change in color

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was not due to dyeing,

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but rather to the weakening of the dark pigment

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caused by the perfume.'

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He said:

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'It is also possible that those strands of hair

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changed after his demise

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due to Umm Salamah's frequent perfuming of them

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out of veneration.'"

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This marks the end of al-Qadi's words.

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"And the preferred view

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is that he, peace be upon him,

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dyed his hair on occasion

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and omitted it for the majority of the time.

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Hence, each narrator reported

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what he personally witnessed, and each was truthful.

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And this reconciliation is the designated sound approach."

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And al-Hafiz,

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may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

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"The essence of at-Tabari's reconciliation

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is that whoever affirmed definitively

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that he dyed his hair—

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as is apparent from the hadith of Umm Salamah

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and as is in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar,

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that he, peace be upon him,

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dyed with yellow—

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merely related what he personally observed,

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and that was indeed on some occasions.

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Whereas whoever negated it,

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such as Anas,

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this is understood as referring to the most frequent

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and predominant of his states."

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To be continued, if Allah wills.

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And Allah knows best.

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And may the peace and blessings of Allah be

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upon our Prophet Muhammad,

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and upon his family and companions

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all together.