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ahmad:20840Bahz > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There was no gray hair in the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except for strands at the parting of his head, when he applied oil, they would appear oily.  

أحمد:٢٠٨٤٠حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ  


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ahmad:20988ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There were no gray hairs on the head of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ except for some strands at the sides of his head, which he used to anoint and cover.  

أحمد:٢٠٩٨٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ كَانَ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ غَطَّاهُنَّ  

ahmad:20992Abū Kāmil > Ḥammād > Simāk

[Machine] He said, "I heard Jabir ibn Samurah, and it was said to him, 'Was there any gray hair on the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He said, 'There was no gray hair on his head or in his beard, except for a few strands on the parting of his head, when he would apply oil to them and the oil made them visible.'"  

أحمد:٢٠٩٩٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا سِمَاكٌ

قَالَسَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ أَكَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْبٌ؟ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلَا فِي لِحْيَتِهِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا دَهَنَهُنَّ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ  

ahmad:20866Bahz > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There was no gray hair on the head of Allah's Messenger ﷺ except for some strands at the sides of his head when he would apply oil and they would become apparent.  

أحمد:٢٠٨٦٦حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا هُوَ ادَّهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ  

ahmad:20953Bahz b. Asad > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There were no grey hairs on the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except for a few strands at the parting of his head, when he would apply oil and they would be visible.  

أحمد:٢٠٩٥٣حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ  

hakim:4202Abū Saʿīd al-Aḥmasī > al-Ḥusayn b. Ḥumayd > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥajjāj > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There was nothing on the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except white hairs at the parting of his head, when he would apply oil and they would be visible.  

الحاكم:٤٢٠٢أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَحْمَسِيُّ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

«مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ بِيضٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا أَدْهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنَ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط مسلم
tabarani:1921Bishr b. Mūsá > Khalaf b. al-Walīd > Isrāʾīl > Simāk > Jābir

[Machine] There was no gray hair in the Prophet's ﷺ head or beard, except for a few strands in the parting of his head. It became apparent when he would oil his beard, and it would not be noticeable when he left it.  

الطبراني:١٩٢١حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا خَلَفُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

«مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلِحْيَتِهِ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٍ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا سَرَّحَ لِحْيَتَهُ ودَهَنَ تَبَيَّنَ وَإِذَا تَرَكَهَا لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ»  

tabarani:1963[Chain 1] ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Minhāl [Chain 2] Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] There were only a few strands of grey hair in the Prophet's head and beard, visible when he applied oil and they became visible.  

الطبراني:١٩٦٣حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

«مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَفِي لِحْيَتِهِ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٍ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ»