Hadith 12994

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَخَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ فِي صُدْغَيْهِ ، وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ " .
Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) use dye?" He replied, "That situation never arose; the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had only a few white hairs at his temples. However, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dye his hair with henna and katam."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 12994
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3550، م: 2341