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ahmad:13329 – Hāshim And Ḥusayn > Muḥammad b. Rāshid > Makḥūl > Mūsá b. Anas from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not reach the stage of graying hair that requires dyeing. However, Abu Bakr used to dye his head and beard with henna and katam. Hashim said, "They will not turn white until their hair becomes thin."  

أحمد:١٣٣٢٩ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ وَحُسَيْنٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ مَا يَخْضِبُهُ وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَدْ كَانَ يَخْضِبُ رَأْسَهُ وَلِحْيَتَهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ حَتَّى يَقْنُوا شَعْرَهُمْ  

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ahmad:13051 – Hishām b. Saʿīd / Abū Aḥmad al-Ṭālaqānī > Muḥammad b. Rāshid > Makḥūl > Mūsá b. Anas from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not reach old age to dye his hair, but Abu Bakr used to dye his hair with henna and katam until his hair became dark.  

أحمد:١٣٠٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَهُوَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَكْحُولًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ مَا يَخْضِبُ وَلَكِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ يَخْضِبُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ حَتَّى يَقْنَأَ شَعَرُهُ  

ahmad:13757 – Ḥasan > Muḥammad b. Rāshid > Makḥūl > Mūsá b. Anas from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not have enough grey hair to dye it, but Abu Bakr used to dye his head and his beard until his hair turned dark with henna and katam.  

أحمد:١٣٧٥٧ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ مَا يَخْضِبُهُ وَلَكِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَضَبَ رَأْسَهُ وَلِحْيَتَهُ حَتَّى يَقْنُوَ شَعْرُهُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ