It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman that Abdur Rahman bin Aswad was his companion, and all the hair of his head and beard was white. One morning he came with red dye applied to his hair, so the people said: It is good. He replied: My mother, Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), sent a message through her slave girl Nakheela, making her swear an oath, that you must apply dye to your hair. And she stated that our master Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) also used to apply dye.