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   Al-Imaam Tirmidhi, rahmatullahi alayh, has compiled eight ahaadith in this chapter. Hadith Number 1. Qatadah Radhi Allahu Anhu reports: "I asked Anas R.A., 'Did Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) dye his hair?'" He replied: "The hair of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) did not reach such a stage where one would use a dye.However Rasulullah (Sallallahu alihe wasallam) did have a few white hair on his temples, on the other hand Abu Bakr R.A. dyed his hair with Hinna and Katm." Commentary Katm is a type of grass, which is used for dying
the hair. Some people say that the colour of Katm is black, and if
mixed with Hinna it becomes red. Others say the colour of Katm is
green, and when mixed with Hina it gives a black tint. Mulla Ali
Qari says: 'The one that gives more colour is considered. If more
Katm is used the dye becomes black and if more Hina is used, it becomes
red'. The use of both colours are permissible, but black should not
be used. It has been forbidden in the ahaadith to use a totally black
dye.
Anas bin Maalik Radhi Allahu Anhu reports: "I did not count more than fourteen white hair on the head and beard of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)." Commentary Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)
had very few white hair. There is some disagreement on the actual
number. In this narration fourteen hairs are mentioned. In
others, seventeen, eighteen, and in some, twenty white hairs are mentioned.
This is a minor disagreement. The other ahaadith may have been related
at different periods. A difference in the counting may also be possible.
And Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala knows best.
Jaabir bin Samurah, Radhi Allahu Anhu, was asked
a question regarding the white hair of Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu
alaihe wasallam). He replied: "When Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe
wasallam) oiled his hair, it (white hair) did not show. When he did
not oil it, it showed."
Oil gives the hair a shine, therefore the white
hair becomes indistinguishable from the other hair, or they become compact
and mixed, therefore the few white hairs cannot be easily seen. When
there is no oil the hair becomes dry and loose, and is easily seen.
Ibne Umar, Radhi Allahu Anhu, says: "Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) had about twenty white hair." Commentary As mentioned above this is not contrary to the
other ahaadith.
SayyidinaIbne Abbas, Radhi Allahu Anhu, reports: "Abu Bakr, Radhi Allahu Anhu, once said, 'O Messenger of Allah, you have become old'. (What is the reason? Due to this mild and soft temperament he ought to be young, and also according to his age he could be still called young). Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) replied: "The recitation of Surahs Hud, Waaqiah, Mursalat, Amma and Kuwwirah has made me old.'" Commentary Apart form these surahs the Surahs of Al-Haaqqah, Al-Qaariah, Al-Ghaashiah etc. have also been mentioned. In short all those surahs wherein frightening matters are mentioned, e.g. Qiyaamah, (Day of judgement) Hell, the Trumpet, the punishment of evil people etc. In hadith it is stated that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) said: "If you knew what I know, you would laugh less and cry more. You would even stop going to your wives (or as he had said)." It is written in the Sharhus Sunnah that a person saw Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) in his dream. He asked: "O Rasulallah, (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)! This hadith has reached me, that you said: 'Surah Hud has made me old.'" Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) replied: "There is one ayat in it 'Wastaqim kama umirta' (Stay steadfast on the religion as I have commanded you). And it is well-known that to stay steadfast on the commandments of Allah is very difficult." That is why the Sufia have written that to remain steadfast is better than a thousand miracles. Hadith Number 6. Abu Juhayfa, Radhi Allahu 'Anhu, says: 'The people said: "Yaa Rasulallah, (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)! we see the signs of old age beginning to show on you?" Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) replied: "Surah Hud and similar surahs have made me old." Commentary It is related in a hadith that Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) once came out of his house, wiping his hands on his blessed beared. Sayyidina Abu Bakr and Sayyidina Umar, Radhi Allahu 'Anhuma, were sitting in the Masjid at that time. When Sayyidina Abu Bakr, Radhi Allahu 'Anhu, saw this he said: 'O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you. How early you have aged.' Then he began to weep. Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)
said: "Surahs like Surah Hud have made me old." Zamakh' Shari
says: "He read in a kitaab, that a person had pure black hair one evening,
and during the night it became completely white. When the people
enquired of this sudden change, he said: "At night, I saw Qiyaamah,
in my dream. People were being pulled with chains and thrown into Hell.
It frightened me so much, that within the night I became like this."
Allah is Great.
Abu Rimtha Taymi , Radhi Allahu 'Anhu, says: "I went with my son to Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). (Probably he had not see Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) before). When I saw him I said to myself immediately, 'This is the true Messenger of Allah'. At that time Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was wearing two pieces of green clothing. (His lungi -sarong,waist-wrap- and shawl were both green). On a few hairs there were signs of old age, but those hair were red." Commentary The signs of dignity, Anwaar-e-Nubuwwah (prophetic Noor) and Aathari-Haybah (signs of awe) were thus seen on the blessed face of Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). When one sees these signs, such words naturally come to one's tongue: "There is no doubt he is Allah's Messenger and cannot be false." The ahaadith state that many Sahabah, Radhi Allahu 'Anhum, uttered such words when they first met Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). The above Hadith also states that the hair of Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was red. The ulama disagree whether Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) dyed his hair or not. Some are of the opinion that Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) dyed his hair and they base their argument on the red hair. Others deny this and say that before the hair becomes white, it usually turns red. The redness was natural, and not that of a dye. Hadith Number 8. Jaabir bin Samurah, Radhi Allahu 'Anhu, was asked: "Were there any white hair in the blessed head of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)? He replied: 'He only had a few on the middle parting, and when Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) oiled his hair, they did not show.'" Commentary This narration seems to contradict the one related
by Hazrat Anas, Radhi Allahu 'Anhu,which has been mentioned in the beginning
of this chapter. There is no complication, as there were a few white hair
in the parting, that used to be covered by other hair. When oil was
not rubbed in, they became visible. Therefore, if this is not mentioned
in any hadith, there is no complication or harm.
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