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"إِذْهبوا به إلى بعْض نِسائِه فليُغيِّره بشيء وجنّبوه السَّواد".  

[حم] أحمد [م] مسلم عن جابر قال: جئ بأبى قحافة للنبي ﷺ وكأَن رأسه ثُغامة فقال فذكره

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“Abu Quhaifah was brought to the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his head was all white. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Take him to some of his womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3624)  

أحمد:١٤٤٠٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

جِيءَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ ثَغَامَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِشَيْءٍ وَجَنِّبُوهُ السَّوَادَ