Muiz Bukhary – The Fiqh of Dyeing One’s Hair

			as salaam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato. So we get this question often in regards to whether it
is permissible or impermissible to dye one's hair. Through the light of the Quran and the Sunnah of
the Prophet peace be upon him we can conclude that it is permissible and rather recommended to dye
the hair of the head for men and women and the beard for men. We have a narration where even
adversity Allah Juan Houma is reported to have said that a man who had dyed his hair with henna
passes by the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and the messenger remarks How handsome is this ie
the dyeing of the hair. Then another individual who had dyed his hair with henna and cut them
		

			another type of plant passes by the profits that allow it to sell them and now he remarks this is
more handsome. Now we have a third individual who had dyed his hair so for a yellow, yellow color
passing by the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and the Prophet remarks. This one is more
handsome than all the others. And the Hadith is an authentic one recorded in the book of Imam Abu
Dawood, Rahim Allah. Now at this point, at this juncture, it is important for us to take the current
landscape into consideration, and we should carefully note that the general principle with regards
to matters of adornment and beautification for both genders is that it is not allowed to do anything
		

			that involves forbidden kinds of imitation, such as the imitation of a people who involve themselves
in immoral acts, in in decencies, in things that are forbidden by the Koran and the teachings of the
Prophet peace be upon him. We have an operation where the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is
reported to have said, mentorship Bobby Coleman, whoever imitates the people is one of them. So
based on this narration, we need to look for the right type of role models and a right type of
people to emulate May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us all to do so. Along with that we have the
narration recorded by Imam Muslim Rahim Allah that when the Prophet said along Wiley when he will
		

			sell them so gray hair on the head of the famous companion, a Buddha, or the laquan, whose father,
the prophets lie Selim says, change this ie the gray hair with something and according to the report
recorded by Imam Al Bukhari Rahim Allah the Prophet sallallahu Sallam is reported to have said at
that juncture, the Jews do not dye their hair, so be different from them, ie go on to dye your hair.
Now, there's a difference of opinion between the scholars on whether the messenger himself dyed his
hair or not, there's a difference of opinion. We have some scholars who say, yes, the messenger
dead, and there are others who say No, he didn't based on different reports that we have in place.
		

			However, it is established that the two famous companions the two friends of the Prophet sallallahu,
alayhi wasallam, Abu Bakr, Siddiq, or the Allah one, no matter where the hot pub or the long one,
the two of them did dye the hair of their head and their beard. So based on this, it will be classed
as something men do in other words in the Arabic language recommend men to be in the Arabic language
which is translated as recommended. And if you go with the scholars who deemed that the Prophet
sallallaahu, Selim did dyeing his hair then it becomes a Sunnah of the Prophet salallahu alayhi
wasalam.
		

			And another point to establish is that the dyeing of one's hair through most organic products like
henna based products and other organic products will not affect the validity of one's ablution ones
will do or the obligatory bat though was because the coating that
		

			takes place after dyeing one's hair through these products is not considered
		

			a coating that prevents water from penetrating it is not considered as such. And lastly, in regards
to dyeing one's gray hair with the color black, there is a difference of opinion. I mean scholars in
this regard we have scholars who are prohibited completely due to narrations of the prophets that
Allahu Allah Who ever sell them to the effect where he is reported to have said there will be a
people who will come later in my oma in my nation and they will apply a black dye they will not even
smell the fragrance of the garden of Jenna had this is recorded in the book of Imam Abu Dawood,
Ramallah. Now there are others who love it who permitted on certain grounds there are there are
		

			conditions that need to be fulfilled. And then there are those who don't deem it unlawful but they
still consider it mcru
		

			considered highly disliked, if you are able to distinguish between these different opinions put
forth by the scholars, and if you are able to analyze the evidences, interpretations presented by
all fronts, then choosing the most stronger view would be applicable otherwise, avoiding black and
steering clear of the laugh of the difference of opinion amongst the scholars would be the safest
route. In this regard. We conclude this q&a episode by saying Allah subhanho wa Taala knows best.
This is Maurice Bihari, signing off with Salaam Alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh