It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that dying the hair black is not allowed. That is mentioned in the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that Abu Quhaafah, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq, was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to give his oath of allegiance, and his hair was completely white. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Change this, but avoid black. Narrated by Muslim.
Dyeing the hair black is not allowed, whether the hair was red or white. The scholars have stated that the reason why it is not allowed to dye the hair black is because of the deception involved, as it makes a person appear to be something he is not, especially since a persons age may be known from the colour of his hair, whether it is black or white or a mixture of the two. So dyeing the hair black makes him look young when he may be middle aged or an old man.
Based on this reason, if there are no white hairs and there is no intention to deceive, as in the case asked about here where the questioners hair was black then its colour changed to red is it permissible to dye the hair black?
It better to be on the safe side and avoid that, because of the wording of the hadeeth and in accordance with it, especially since the reason mentioned namely cheating and deception is an implicit reason which some of the scholars stated was what was meant here, but it was not stated expressly by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
It should be noted that the Muslim woman understands the importance of time, and recognizes that this world is a preparation for the Hereafter. So she should not spend much of her time or most of her time on matters of her body, clothing and adornments at the expense of her worship, educating her children, calling others to her religion and treating others with kindness. That does not mean that she should not adorn herself, rather she should adorn herself with that which Allaah has permitted, within reasonable limits as regards how she does it and how much time she spends on that.
Moreover she should not pay attention to every new thing that comes along, adopting and following every new fashion that she sees. That may lead her to imitate kaafir women and immoral women, let alone wasting time and money that she could put to better use which would be more beneficial to herself and to her ummah.
And Allaah is the One Whom we ask to guide us to do and say that which is right and true.
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Question :
I have noticed that some of my colleagues at work have their beard painted or turned into the black color, and when asked they say that it in the SUNNAH to paint in what is called (katm).
My questions are:
1)-Are we allowed in any way to paint our hair (head or beard) with black even if it is with this KATAM ?
2)-What is this KATAM, does have a black color and is it true that some of the SAHABA used it ?
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly: dyeing grey hairs is Sunnah and is part of the teachings of Islam. It means dyeing grey hairs on the head and in the beard, for men. For women, it refers to the hair of the head.
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah said: the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Jews and the Christians do not dye their hair, so be different from them. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3275; Muslim, 2103).
It was reported that Abu Umaamah (may Allaah be pleased him) said: O Ansaar, dye your hair red and yellow, and be different from the Aaajim (Persians).
(Narrated by Ahmad, 21780. The isnaad of this hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar in al-Fath, 10/354).Secondly: changing grey hair by dyeing it black is haraam. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, who forbid it completely, because of the hadeeth of the Messenger
(Narrated by Muslim, 2102).(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when he saw Abu Quhaafah. Jaabir said: the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him_ said, when he saw his head looking as white as the thaghaamah plant, Change this
And the Prophet
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4212; al-Nasaai, 5075).(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There are people who dye their hair black like the crops of pigeons; they will never smell the fragrance of Paradise.
Ibn Hajar said: the isnaad of this hadeeth is qawiy (strong), but there is some dispute as to whether it is marfoo (narrated from the Prophet
Fath al-baari, 6/499.(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) or mawqoof (the isnaad stops at the Sahaabi). But even if we agree that it is mawqoof, it still has the status of being marfoo, because the Sahaabah would not have spoken on the basis of their own opinions, i.e., it must be something that they heard from the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)).
Thirdly: with regard to katam, Ibn Hajar said:
Katam is a plant from Yemen which produces a reddish-black dye. Henna produces a red dye, so when they are used together as a dye, they produce a colour that is between black and red.
Fath al-Baari, 10/355.Did the Sahaabah use katam? Yes, they did that and so did the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
It was reported that Uthmaan ibn Abd-Allaah ibn Wahb said: we entered upon Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and she brought out a lock of hair of the Messenger of Allaah
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5558. Ibn Maajah (3623) and Ahmad (25995) added: with henna and katam.)(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to show us, and it was dyed red.
The Messenger of Allaah
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1753; Abu Dawood, 4205; Ibn Maajah, 3622). Al-Tirmidhi said: the hadeeth is hasan saheeh). Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) dyed his hair with henna and katam. (Narrated by Muslim, 2341).(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The best things to use to change grey hair are henna and katam.
Fifthly: it may be noted that in the ahaadeeth where katam is mentioned , it is always accompanied by henna, because what is meant by the ahaadeeth is that the hair should be dyed with katam mixed with henna.
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
What is prohibited is making the hair pure black, but if something else is added to henna, such as katam etc., there is nothing wrong with that. Katam and henna make the hair a colour between red and black, unlike wasmah (woad leaves) which make the hair black as coal. This is saheeh.
(Zaad al-Maaad, 4/336).(Wasmah or woad is a plant that is used for dyeing).
Hence we know that katam is not to be used on its own, because it gives a pure, coal-black colour, but it may be used with henna to give a black colour with reddish highlights. Hence we can reconcile the ahaadeeth. And Allaah knows best.
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Question :
Is it permissible for a man to dye his hair red or yellow? What are the colours that are not allowed? With regard to young men whose hair has not turned grey, is it permissible for them to do this for the purpose of adornment only? What if a young man has the intention of following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in dyeing his hair even though there is no grey hair? Will he be rewarded for that?.
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.Firstly:
It is permissible to dye the hair any colour apart from black, and there is no differentiation in this regard between old men and young men. There is nothing wrong with dyeing the hair before grey hairs appear. It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daaimah (5/168):
Question: I saw some people using something to change the colour of their hair, making it black or red, and I saw them using something else to make curly hair straight. Is it permissible to do any of these things? Is the ruling the same for young men and old men?
Answer: Praise be to Allaah and blessings and peace be upon His Messenger and his family and companions. There is nothing wrong with changing the hair colour to anything except black, or using something to straighten curly hair, and the ruling is the same for old men and young men, so long as harmful substances are avoided and the material used is pure and permissible. But changing the hair to pure black is not permitted, for men or for women, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Change this grey hair, but avoid black.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote.
The hadeeth quoted was narrated by Muslim, 2102.
Another thing which indicates that it is not allowed to dye the hair black is the hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawood (4212) from Ibn Abbaas who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There will be people at the end of time who will dye their hair black like the crops of birds; they will never smell the fragrance of Paradise. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
The fact that it is permissible to dye the hair red and yellow was narrated by Abu Dawood (4211) from Ibn Abbaas who said: A man who had dyed his hair with henna passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he said: How handsome this is. Then another who had dyed his hair with henna and katam passed by and he said, This is more handsome. Then another who had dyed his hair yellow passed by and he said: This one is more handsome than all the others. The comments in this hadeeth had to do with changing grey hairs to another colour, not to dyeing the hair in all cases even if it is not grey.
Al-Albaani said concerning this hadeeth in Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh: it is jayyid (good).
Secondly:
We should also note the general principle with regard to matters of adornment and beautification, which is that it is not allowed to do anything that involves forbidden kinds of imitation, such as imitation of the kuffaar or of immoral people, which is haraam because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Whoever imitates a people is one of them. Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4031; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
Hence before ruling that a particular kind of dye that is asked about is permissible, we must make sure that it is not an imitation of the kuffaar or immoral people, or one of the singers or actors whom young people regard as examples to be followed.
It is also not allowed to dye the hair in a manner that is regarded as effeminate or an imitation of women, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade such imitation and cursed those who do it. (Al-Bukhaari, 5435).
Thirdly:
With regard to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) dyeing his hair, there is some difference of opinion as to whether he dyed his hair or not. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The Sahaabah differed as to whether he dyed his hair. Anas said: He did not dye his hair. Abu Hurayrah said: he did dye his hair. Hammaad ibn Salamah narrated from Humayd that Anas said: I saw the hair of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) dyed. Hammaad said: And Abd-Allaah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqeel told me: I saw a few hairs of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the possession of Anas ibn Maalik that were dyed.
A group (of scholars) said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to use a great deal of perfume, and his hair had become red from that, so people though that he had dyed it but he had not. Abu Rithmah said: I came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with a son of mine, and he said: Is this your son? I said, Yes, I bear witness to that. He said: He is not responsible for your sins and you are not responsible for his sins. He said: And I saw grey hair that had been dyed red. Al-Tirmidhi said: This is the best and clearest report that has been narrated concerning this, because the saheeh reports state that the Prophet did not turn grey. Hammaad ibn Salamah narrated from Sammaak ibn Harb that it was said to Jaabir ibn Samurah: Was there any grey hair on the head of the Prophet? He said: There was no grey hair on his head except a few hairs at the parting, and when he put on perfume, its colour covered them.
From Zaad al-Maaad, 1/169
Fourthly:
With regard to thinking of following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in dyeing the hair when there is no grey hair, I know that there is a strong difference of opinion as to whether the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did in fact dye his hair or not.
Moreover, dyeing the hair as enjoined in the Sunnah is not something that is done for its own sake, rather it is done to change grey hair, and to be different from the Jews and Christians, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Change grey hairs and do not be like the Jews. Narrated by al-Nasaai, 4986; al-Tirmidhi, 1674.
It was narrated by Muslim (3924) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw grey hair on the head of Abu Bakrs father, he said: Change this with something. According to al-Bukhaari (5448) he said: The Jews do not dye their hair, so be different from them.
Based on this, dyeing the hair when there is no grey hair is not Sunnah and is not regarded as following the Prophets example, because there is no reason to do that, and it does not serve the same shari interests as are achieved by dyeing grey hair.
The most that we can say is that it is permissible so long as it does not involve imitating the kuffaar or cause any harm to one's health, in which case it is haraam. And Allaah knows best.
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Assalam-e-kum.
Recently i'm doubt about the hair color. Some people
said that it is halal but most of them deny it. Till
one day, it's advertised on the newspaper stated that
it is halal. Moreover, they're convincing others by
saying it can be used in solat, mean that, we can
still take wudu'.
Actually the brand is from loreal paris.
It's worse when one of my cousin used it.
Can anyone explain abuot this. It is save?
Tq
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