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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 3364 — Sayyiduna Anas was asked about the dye
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، قَالَ : سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ ، عَنْ خِضَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ، فَقَالَ : لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ فِي رَأْسِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ ، وَقَالَ : لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ ، وَقَدِ اخْتَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ ، وَاخْتَضَبَ عُمَرُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ .
Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the dye (khidab) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (for colouring the hair), and he said: "If I wished to count the few white hairs on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed head, I could certainly count them." He also explained: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not dye his hair, but Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dye with henna and katam, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dye with henna."
