Yasir Qadhi – Can Men Dye Their Hair Black? – Ask Shaykh YQ #169

			Sayed Ahmed from Malaysia writes and he says that he has heard conflicting reports about dyeing the
hair for men dyeing the hair for men. What is my opinion about this issue? One
		

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			So dyeing the hair with henna, or with other natural dyes that don't imitate your natural hair color
now, the Hadith mentions black and the books of filth mentioned black because the black color of
hair was the default color for the Middle East. And so when the books are filled mentioned, Black is
the controversy what they mean is the hair that you naturally have so if your hair is already yellow
or you know blonde or red or you know whatever it is, then the controversy would come can you use a
dye that is matching your original hair color henna, which is reddish in nature, you know that it's
not your skin color, you know, not your hair color. So it is certain to dye the hair with henna, or
		

			with other natural dyes that are clearly not the original color of your hair. Our Prophet says
someone regularly dye his beard with henna. And we're also familiar with the fact that you know the
Shetty does say that during times of you know, war and confrontation that definitely the army should
look powerful and young and whatever that takes dyeing your hair. That's also something that is
good. The question though is outside of those situations, is it permissible for a man in particular
to dye your hair or your your beard black meaning the color that it originally is if your if your
hair color is black and the reason why there's a controversy is because of a famous idea of an
		

			incident of the Sierra that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam greeted the father of Abu Bakar
abraca Ivanova. hoffa, and he said to our kochava, that the he said to hoffa, when he saw Him, His
hair was completely white. He said, to the people in the entourage, that take him back and change
the white, but avoid black washed enable, so avoid black Now, based on this, which is an authentic
Hadeeth. That's where this color is different. Is that avoidance for a particular reason? Or is it
unconditional? Is that avoidance obligatory or is it recommended to avoid? Okay, all of these are
controversies and again, because this is the short ground. I'll just quickly go over that you have
		

			three opinions in this regard. The Shaftsbury school was the strictest and if you're from Malaysia,
I'm assuming you're following the shark free school. The shark free school said that it is how long
for a man to dye his beard or his hair. Black, even if it's outside of any of these don't do that.
The majority position which is the Hanafi, the Maliki and the humblest school, they said that it is
not how long but it is better to avoid it as mcru you're not sinful. As long as everybody said
there's no deception of the deception here really comes that, you know, the scholars give the
primary example this is before the ages of IDs and knowing your birthdays and whatnot. When you go
		

			and proposed, right? You are judged on your outer appearance. And your age is basically derived from
your looks. So if you're 60 years old, and you pretend you're 35 Okay, this is a type of deceit and
nowadays By the way, it's almost impossible to do because there's IDs and birthdays and whatnot. But
my point being back in those days, you know, there was this notion of deception you hide your date,
you hide your age by your appearance. Clearly, any deceit in the shediac is not allowed Monica
Shanna Faris Amina, whoever deceives us is not of us, whoever cheats us is not of us. Suppose
there's no cheating. Suppose you just want to do it for the sake of you know, looking, you're more
		

			handsome looking younger, you're already married or you're not looking to get married or whatever it
might be. So the shafr is that it is how long the height of his Maliki's in Hamburg, he said that it
is not Haram, but it's better to avoid this makuu you know, and moku means it's really not some
sedative strong mcru. But the majority said it is mcru meaning you are not sinful by Makoto. I'm not
meaning to trivialize. I'm simply saying you are not sinful. But they discouraged it. They said it's
better not to do and a third opinion said that it is completely permissible MOBA there is not even
Carlotta in it. And they based this on the fact that many of the Sahaba and Tabby rune It is
		

			reported that they would dye their hair black enough time reports in his added mahad ignore him says
saw her and it has enabled hussaini rhodiola Juan Houma and now Homer can only be so what it is
authentically narrated that the two grandsons of the Prophet sallallahu
		

			He was sending Hassan and Hussein they would dye their beards with black and side of Nebbiolo, cos
would dye his beard with black This is reported in a club on the side them who cost the famous I
should I'm sure he would dye his beard with black. So if it was something that the Sahaba thought to
be how long they wouldn't go public and everybody seeing and nobody's making Encarta or saying no to
them, so inshallah
		

			Allah knows best but you know it's not it's not out on we're also Sahaba would not have done it but
it is you know, maybe it's mcru especially if there's an element of deceit involved in for sure it
becomes sinful and how long if there is no deception involved? If you avoid it, it is better and if
you do it, it is not sinful, there is no doubt that the one who avoids these things are to piety, it
will be more rewarded nonetheless in the end of the day, it is not sinful by the way this is for a
man asked for a woman shall have the correct position is that married women for sure if they're if
they want to, you know appear beautiful for their husbands this Shetty actually encourages, we want
		

			women to look beautiful for their husbands. We want them to make up and put on whatever it might be
and the hair on whatever so that their husbands you know, find them beautiful and attractive. And so
they're the the ruling that we're talking about is for men's beards and whatnot. And even then, as
we said, the majority is that it is mcru and Allah azza wa jal knows best inshallah we'll see you
all next week. Until then said I'm wanting to lie about a casual