أَخْبَرَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَوْلَى ثَقِيفٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمِ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ : " لَوْ أَقْرَرْتَ الشَّيْخَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، لأَتَيْنَاهُ تَكْرِمَةً لأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : فَأَسْلَمَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ كَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيْضَاءَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : غَيِّرُوهُمَا وَجَنِّبُوهُ السَّوَادَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " غَيِّرُوهُمَا " ، لَفْظَةُ أَمْرٍ بِشَيْءٍ ، وَالْمَأْمُورُ فِي وَصْفِهِ مُخَيَّرٌ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَهُمَا بِمَا شَاءَ مِنَ الأَشْيَاءِ ، ثُمَّ اسْتَثْنَى السَّوَادَ مِنْ بَيْنِهَا ، فَنَهَى عَنْهُ ، وَبَقِيَ سَائِرُ الأَشْيَاءِ عَلَى حَالَتِهَا .
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of the conquest of Makkah, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought Sayyiduna Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him) along with him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr: "If you had left this elderly man at home and I myself had gone to him (that would have been appropriate)." (The narrator says:) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to honor Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). The narrator states: Sayyiduna Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam. The hair of his head and beard were white like the blossom of the Thaghamah plant. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Change his color, but avoid using black dye."
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Change his color," is, in wording, an imperative command, but regarding its manner, there is an option given. A person may change it with whatever he wishes, then black dye is excluded from this, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it, so all other things will remain in their original state.