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suyuti:15867a –
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السيوطي:١٥٨٦٧a –

"غيِّرُوا الشَّيبَ وَلَا تُقَرِّبوه السَّوادَ".

[حم] أحمد عن أنس

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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Change grey hair, and do not resemble the Jews.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 1415)

أحمد:١٣٥٨٨ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَلَا تُقَرِّبُوهُ السَّوَادَ