His greying ﷺ

The scarcity of his grey hair ﷺ

His grey hair was very few. Anas ibn Mālik radiyallahu 'anhu said: 'I counted in the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in his beard nothing but seventeen white hairs' — narrated by al-Tirmidhī in ash-Shama'il [at-Tirmidhī]. And Ibn ʿAbbās radiyallahu 'anhuma said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not become very grey; there were white hairs in the forepart of his head.' The grey hair was in the front of his head, his temples, his beard, and the nape of his neck.

• Anas did not count in his head and beard but seventeen white hairs — narrated by al-Tirmidhī in ash-Shama'il [at-Tirmidhī].
• The few grey hairs: in the front of the head, the temples, the beard, and the nape of the neck.
• Ibn ʿAbbās said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not become very grey.'
• He used to say: 'Hud and its sisters have greyed me' — narrated by al-Tirmidhī [at-Tirmidhī].

His ﷺ guidance concerning grey hair

The Prophet ﷺ was asked about dyeing (khidāb) and said: 'Whoever wishes may dye and whoever wishes may refrain.' — and the Prophet ﷺ did not make much use of dyeing because his grey hair was few. It is said that he sometimes colored it with henna and katam, and it is also said that he did not dye. Ibn Sirīn said: 'Abu Bakr and ʿUmar used to dye with henna and katam,' while concerning the Prophet ﷺ there is disagreement. What is established is that he commanded to differ from the polytheists and said: 'Change the grey hair' — narrated by Muslim [Muslim].

• It is said that he sometimes colored his hair with henna and katam.
• It is said that he abandoned dyeing because his grey hair was few.
• He commanded the ummah to change the grey hair, to differ from the polytheists — narrated by Muslim [Muslim].
• He said: 'Hud and its sisters among the surahs have greyed me' — this was from reflecting on the dread of the Day of Resurrection.