Hadith 12474

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ يَعْنِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ ثَابِتًا الْبُنَانِيَّ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ : هَلْ سَأَلْتَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؟ ، قَالَ ثَابِتٌ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا هَلْ شَمِطَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ ، قَالَ : لَقَدْ قَبَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رَسُولَهُ وَمَا فَضَحَهُ بِالشَّيْبِ ، " مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ يَوْمَ مَاتَ ثَلَاثُونَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَاءَ " ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : أَفَضِيحَةٌ هُوَ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَعُدُّونَهُ فَضِيحَةً ، وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَكُنَّا نَعُدُّهُ زَيْنًا .
Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) have white hair?" He replied, "When Allah called the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Himself, He did not let him be embarrassed by the whiteness of his hair. On the day of his passing, there were not even thirty white hairs on his head and beard." Someone asked, "Is the whitening of hair a cause for embarrassment?" Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "You people consider it a cause for embarrassment; we used to consider it a cause of adornment."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 12474
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 2341