It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid bin Abdur-Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was present with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the place of sacrifice, and another man from the Quraysh was also with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing the sacrificial animals; neither did he (peace and blessings be upon him) take a sacrificial animal nor did that man take one. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had his blessed head shaved and the hair was collected in a cloth. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave those hairs to his companion, who distributed them among some people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also had his nails trimmed and gave them to his companion. Those blessed hairs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are still with us; they are dyed with henna and katam.

Syedna Abu Malik Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), we used to have dye made from wars plant and saffron.

It is not stated that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) ever dyed his hair.

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

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era, there will be some people who will dye their hair black, like the feathers on the chests of pigeons; such people will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.

Muhammad bin Sirin says that Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the dyeing of the hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had only a few white hairs, but Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to dye their hair with a mixture of henna and katam after him. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought his father, Sayyiduna Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him), to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); this was on the day of the conquest of Makkah. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) carried him and placed him before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you had let the elder remain in his house, we would have gone to him ourselves to honor Abu Bakr. Then Abu Quhafa accepted Islam. His beard and head hair were white like the thaghamah plant, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Change the color of these two, but avoid black.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Change the color of white hair, but do not let blackness come near it.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, Sayyiduna Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The hair of his head was white like the Thaghamah plant. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take him to one of his women so that she may dye his hair and change its color, but keep him away from black dye.

Zanji narrates: I saw Imam Zuhri, he had dyed the hair of his head black.

Abu Wasil says: I met Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari, he shook hands with me, and when he saw my long nails, he said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You ask about matters of the heavens, but you keep your nails long like the claws of birds; in them, impurity, filth, and dirt accumulate. Waki’ once did not mention the word Ansari with Abu Ayyub’s name, and other narrators have said Abu Ayyub ‘Ataki. Abu Abdur Rahman said: My father said: Imam Waki’ made a slip of the tongue and said that I met Abu Ayyub Ansari, whereas it was actually Abu Ayyub ‘Ataki.