الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الادبBook of Etiquette
باب فَضْل الشَّبَبِ وَكَرَاهَةِ نَتْفِهِ
Chapter on the Virtue of Gray Hair and the Dislike of Plucking It
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Hadith 8193
عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ فَإِنَّهُ نُورُ الْمُسْلِمِ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَشِيبُ شَيْبَةً فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةٌ وَرُفِعَ بِهَا دَرَجَةٌ أَوْ حُطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do not pluck out the white hairs of old age, for they are the light of a Muslim. Whoever among the Muslims grows old in Islam, a good deed is written for him, his rank is elevated, or his sin is forgiven.
Hadith 8194
وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ بِنَحْوِهِ وَفِيهِ وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ بِهَا سَيِّئَةٌ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا وَيَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا
(Second chain) There is a similar narration, except that its final words are as follows: And through it, evil is erased. Also, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: He is not one of us who does not respect our elders and does not show mercy to our young ones.
Hadith 8195
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كَانَ شَيْبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوًا مِنْ عِشْرِينَ شَعْرَةً
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had approximately twenty white hairs.
Hadith 8196
عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعْرَةً بَيْضَاءَ وَخَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَخَضَبَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that there were barely twenty white hairs in the blessed head and beard of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to apply a mixture of henna and katam (a plant used as a black dye), and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used only henna to dye his hair.
Hadith 8197
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْسَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin ‘Absah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grows old in the way of Allah, then this whiteness of old age will become light for him on the Day of Resurrection.
