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Ad-Dahn (Oil)[1]

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Darussalam · Volume 6

48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]

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الحديث: 5114 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 150

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5117. It was narrated that Simāk said: "I heard Jābir bin Samurah being asked about the gray hairs of the Prophet ﷺ. He said: 'If he put oil on his head they could not be seen, but if he did not put oil on his head, they could be seen.'" (Saḥīḥ)

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5114 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَانَ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ رَأْسَهُ لَمْ يُرَ مِنْهُ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يُدَّهَنْ رُئِيَ مِنْهُ»

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    [1] Ad-Dahn refers to any thick oil, as opposed to other types which are mentioned.

Commentary

The objective of Jabir ﷺ is that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had few gray hairs, which were not seen when he applied oil to the hair.