Chapter: Dyeing the Beard

• I said to Ishaq: Is dyeing more beloved to you or [leaving it] white? He said: "Dyeing."

443 - Abu Bakr al-Humaydi narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Al-Zuhri narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Yasar and Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman informed me, from Abu Hurayrah - may Allah be pleased with him - that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Indeed, the Jews and the Christians do not dye their beards, so differ from them."

• And I asked Ishaq about dyeing with black? He said: "There is no harm in it if it does not deceive a woman."

444 - Al-Musayyab ibn Wadih narrated to us, saying: I heard Ibn al-Mubarak saying - regarding dyeing with woad (wasmah): "There is no harm in it, it is a herb."

445 - Al-Musayyab said: Al-Zinji ibn Khalid said: "I saw al-Zuhri with a black head and beard from woad, and I saw Abu Yusuf with a black head and beard from woad."

446 - 'Ubaydullah ibn Mu'adh narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, saying: Ash'ath narrated to us, from Muhammad, that he saw no harm in dyeing with black or red, as long as it does not deceive a woman; and Muhammad used to dye with red.

447 - 'Isa ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Azhar narrated to us, from Ibn 'Awn, who said: "Yusuf ibn 'Abd Allah used to dye with black."