Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Am I allowed to dye my hair black?

· 6 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1438 AH1 min readFatwa 38589English

Question

As'salamoualaikum

I am 25 years old. My problem is i have grey hairs and i find this very disturbing for a young man. I am not even married. :(

I have read regarding Hair Dye. The issue is 1) My skin colour does not allow me to use all dyes and my working profession as well.

I can use black or brown. Problem is my hair is not long. Brown does't hold and the grey hairs. I heard black is prohibited but this is the only choice i have. Can i atleast mix a little black with the brown? Using just brown does not hold on my hair?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is prohibited to use pure black hair dye1. Consider the following warning in the hadith:

"Some people will dye their hair black like the breasts of pigeons at the end of time, but they will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise."(Nasa’i/9293)

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said to Abu Quhafah (radiyallahu anhu)who’s hair was grey:

“Change this with something but avoid black” (Muslim/2102)

You may use a mixture of black and brown dye2.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mizanur Rahman

Student Darul Iftaa

West Bromwich, England, UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

يَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَخْضِبُونَ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ بِالسَّوَادِ كَحَوَاصِلِ الْحَمَامِ لاَ يَرِيحُونَ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّة

غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَىْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَاد

(1) صحيح مسلم, دار إحياء التراث العربي - بيروت (3/ 1663)

وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: أُتِيَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ كَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيَاضًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ، وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ»2102

السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8/ 326)

أخبرنا عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله الحلبي، عن عبيد الله عن عبد الكريم، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس رفعه قال: «قوم يخضبون بهذا السواد آخر الزمان كحواصل الحمام لا يريحون رائحة الجنة»9293

الفتاوى الهندية , دار الفكر (5/ 359)

ومن فعل ذلك ليزين نفسه للنساء وليحبب نفسه إليهن فذلك مكروه وعليه عامة المشايخ

فتاوی محمودیۃ،جامعہ فاروقيہ ،کراچی (19/455)

سرخ مہندی کا خضاب بلا کراہت درست ہے، سیاہ خضاپ جس سے بالوں کی اصلی سیاہی سیاہی معلوم ہو، مکروہ تحریمی ہے،

(2) الأصل للشيباني ط قطر, دار ابن حزم، بيروت - لبنان (2/ 223)

ومن علامات المسلمين الختان والخضاب

حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح, دار الكتب العلمية بيروت - لبنان (ص1/:630)

قوله: "إلا من عرف أنه من المسلمين" أي بالسيما وهي الختان والخضاب ولبس السواد

Answered by
Mizanur Rahman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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