Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never applied dye; only a few hairs in the front part of his blessed beard, in the beard under the chin, and at the temples were so slightly white that it was even difficult to notice them. However, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dye with henna.

It is narrated from Hariz bin Uthman, he says: We were children and were sitting in the company of the Companion of the Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Busr (may Allah be pleased with him), and we could not ask and answer him in a good manner. I asked: Had the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) become old? He said: There were only a few white hairs in the beard and hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Simak, he says: I heard that Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the white hair of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: There were a few white hairs on the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he applied oil, they would not be visible, and when he did not apply oil, they would be seen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had about twenty white hairs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rimtha Taymi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and my son was with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Is this your son? I replied: Yes, I bear witness to this (that he is indeed my son). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The burden of anyone’s crime does not fall upon another among you. Abu Rimtha (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw red color in the white hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Rimthah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I set out with my father, and we presented ourselves before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I saw the color of henna in the hair of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) head.

Usman bin Abdullah says: I went to Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she brought out some hair of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They were dyed with henna and katam herb.

It is narrated from Abu Juhaifah Wahb bin Abdullah Suwai (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the place of Abtah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak'ahs of the Asr prayer there and placed a spear between himself and those passing by, and I saw a few white hairs in the beard under the lower lip of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).