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Dying or Colouring One’s Hair

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Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt

Question:

Is it permissible for a person whose hair is naturally blonde to dye their hair blonde?

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute.

Dying or colouring the hair, especially if one’s hair is losing its natural colour, is permissible in any reasonable colour that does not resemble the hair styles and hair colours of sinful people. The dye or hair-colour used should blend in the hair, not cover the hair [as a coating or shell]. (See: Rad Al-Muḥtār, Vol 6, Page 756, Dār Al-Fikr)[1]

“The Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) encouraged Abū Quḥāfah to dye his white hair.” – (See: Nasa’ī 5076)[2]

Only Allāh knows best.


[1] قَوْلُهُ جَازَ فِي الْأَصَحِّ وَهُوَ مَرْوِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِي يُوسُفَ فَقَدْ قَالَ يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ تَتَزَيَّنَ لِي امْرَأَتِي كَمَا يُعْجِبُهَا أَنْ أَتَزَيَّنَ لَهَا وَالْأَصَحُّ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ فِي الْحَرْبِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَاخْتَلَفَتْ الرِّوَايَةُ فِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَهُ فِي عُمْرِهِ وَالْأَصَحُّ لَا وَفَصَّلَ فِي الْمُحِيطِ بَيْنَ الْخِضَابِ بِالسَّوَادِ قَالَ عَامَّةُ الْمَشَايِخِ إنَّهُ مَكْرُوهٌ وَبَعْضُهُمْ جَوَّزَهُ مَرْوِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِي يُوسُفَ أَمَّا بِالْحُمْرَةِ فَهُوَ سُنَّةُ الرِّجَالِ وَسِيَّمَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ اهـ مِنَحٌ مُلَخَّصًا وَفِي شَرْحِ الْمَشَارِقِ لِلْأَكْمَلِ وَالْمُخْتَارُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَضَّبَ فِي وَقْتٍ وَتَرَكَهُ فِي مُعْظَمِ الْأَوْقَاتِ وَمَذْهَبُنَا أَنَّ الصَّبْغَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْوَسْمَةِ حَسَنٌ كَمَا فِي الْخَانِيَّةِ قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ وَمَذْهَبُنَا اسْتِحْبَابُ خِضَابِ الشَّيْبِ لِلرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ بِصُفْرَةٍ أَوْ حُمْرَةٍ – كتاب الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ج٦/ ص٧٥٦ دار الفكر

[2] عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أُتِيَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ كَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيَاضًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَىْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ‏ – اخرجه النسأى ٥٠٧٦‏

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