The Impermissibility of Dying One’s Hair Black

53 Pages·1.657 MB·English

by  Shaykh Muqbil al-Waadi’ee

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The Impermissibility Of Dying One’s Hair Black
By Imaam Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee
(d.1422 A.H.)
Rahim ah ullaah
Translated by
Muhammad Ibn Muneer ‘Abdul-Hameed
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Copyright © 2007
First Edition
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Contents
Translator’s preface 4
A brief biography of Imaam 8
Muqbil rahimahullaah
The author’s introduction 12
The beginning of the treatise 20
The proof that dying one’s hair 25
black is a major sin
The refutation of those who say that it is 33
permissible to dye one’s hair black
The end of the treatise 37
Appendix 38
Translator’s notice 42
Glossary of terms 44
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Translator’s Preface
In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of
Mercy, all praises are for Allaah, the Lord of all creation.
May Allaah extol prayers and salutations upon our Prophet
Muhammad, all of his companions and followers until the
Day of Judgement. I bear witness that there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allaah, alone without any
partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and
Messenger, to proceed...
I thank Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted for guiding me to
the way of the Salaf, facilitating for me the paths for
seeking knowledge of the religion, and endowing me with a
great love for the sunnah and its sciences. I ask Him the
Mighty and Majestic to increase me from His Great Bounty
and I hope that He grants me and all of the Muslims the
success to all which pleases Him; to proceed... In your
hands lies a translation of the treatise originally entitled in
Arabic: “Tahreemul-Khidaab bis-Sawaad” [The
Impermissibility of Dying One’s Hair Black] authored by
one of the most respected scholars of our time, the reviver
of the salafee ‘ciqeedah and pure sunnah, the destroyer of
innovations in the land of Yemen, Aboo ‘Abdir-Rahmaan
Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee, may Allaah have mercy
upon him, be Pleased with him and allow him entrance
into Paradise by His Virtue and Mercy, acumen.
■ Reasons behind the translation of this treatise:
a. I did not find a book published separately on this subject
in English which deals with it from the angle of the
principles of the science of hadeeth.
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b. The importance of this subject and the Muslim’s need of
being familiar of its legislative ruling with the proofs. For
surely there are many Muslim men and women -whether
barbers, hair stylists, or others- who dye their own and
other persons hair black while ignorant or heedless of its
impermissibility and the severe threat with which the
Prophet (mz) threatened those who do so.
c. The clarification of the weakness of some ahaadeeth
which have become widespread amongst the Muslims
which state the permissibility, rather the high
recommendation of dying one’s hair and beard black. And
this - dear reader - is the custom of fabricated and weak
ahaadeeth. They clash and contradict with the authentic
ahaadeeth and cause the slaves of Allaah to fall into all
types of false beliefs, innovated acts of worship, and
unlawful, bogus practices, thinking that they are from the
authentic sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (*#>) and
Allaah is He from whom we seek aid.
d. I wished to have a portion of the care taking of the rich
inheritance of this great scholar of the sunnah, shaykh
Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee rahimahullaah.
e. I wished to imitate the ‘ulamaa of hadeeth in their
service of the sunnah in order that I maybe gathered in their
circle on the Day of Judgement.
* My work in this translation:
1). I have mentioned a brief biography of the author.
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Translator's Preface
In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of
Mercy, all praises are for Allaah, the Lord of all creation.
May Allaah extol prayers and salutations upon our Prophet
Muhammad, all of his companions and followers until the
Day of Judgement. I bear witness that there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allaah, alone without any
partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and
Messenger, to proceed...
I thank Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted for guiding me to
the way of the Salaf, facilitating for me the paths for
seeking knowledge of the religion, and endowing me with a
great love for the sunnah and its sciences. I ask Him the
Mighty and Majestic to increase me from His Great Bounty
and 1 hope that He grants me and all of the Muslims the
success to all which pleases Him; to proceed... In your
hands lies a translation of the treatise originally entitled in
Arabic: “Tahreemul-Khidaab bis-Sawaad” [The
Impermissibility of Dying One’s Hair Black] authored by
one of the most respected scholars of our time, the reviver
of the salafee ‘aqeedah and pure sunnah, the destroyer of
innovations in the land of Yemen, Aboo ‘Abdir-Rahmaan
Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee, may Allaah have mercy
upon him, be Pleased with him and allow him entrance
into Paradise by His Virtue and Mercy, aameen.
■ Reasons behind the translation of this treatise:
a. I did not find a book published separately on this subject
in English which deals with it from the angle of the
principles of the science of hadeeth.
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b. The importance of this subject and the Muslim’s need of
being familiar of its legislative ruling with the proofs. For
surely there are many Muslim men and women -whether
barbers, hair stylists, or others- who dye their own and
other persons hair black while ignorant or heedless of its
impermissibility and the severe threat with which the
Prophet (a<€£) threatened those who do so.
c. The clarification of the weakness of some cihaadeeth
which have become widespread amongst the Muslims
which state the permissibility, rather the high
recommendation of dying one’s hair and beard black. And
this - dear reader - is the custom of fabricated and weak
ahaadeeth. They clash and contradict with the authentic
ahaadeeth and cause the slaves of Allaah to fall into all
types of false beliefs, innovated acts of worship, and
unlawful, bogus practices, thinking that they are from the
authentic sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (a<3*) and
Allaah is He from whom we seek aid.
d. I wished to have a portion of the care taking of the rich
inheritance of this great scholar of the sunnah, shaykh
Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee rahimahullaah.
e. I wished to imitate the 4ulamaa of hadeeth in their
service of the sunnah in order that I maybe gathered in their
circle on the Day of Judgement.
* My work in this translation:
1). I have mentioned a brief biography of the author.
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2). I have referenced all Qura’anic verses to their places in
the Noble Mushaj,\ the names of the soorahs, and the verse
numbers. As for the prophetic ahaadeeth that the author
mentioned, then I have made reference to the volume and
page number in the translated copy along with the name of
the book and chapter of those books of hadeeth that are
available in English, such as Saheehul-Bukhaaree, Saheeh
Muslim, Sunan Aboo Daawood, and Ibn Maajah enabling
those readers who would like to quote the ahaadeeth from
its original source to do so.
3). In some places in the treatise I have placed headings
[always between two margins] and numbers giving the
translation an easier style, along with additional brief
commentary in the footnotes extracting further benefits
even if they be outside of the subject of the treatise.
4). I have added an appendix including fataawaa of the
major people of knowledge of this era further clarifying
this matter along with other important benefits.
5). I have included a glossary of all Islamic and Arabic
terms mentioned in the treatise, especially those pertaining
to the science of hadeeth.
■ For my translation of the treatise I have depended
upon the following prints:
1) . Kuwait: Daarul-Arqam-\9%5.
2) . San’aa: Daarul-Aathaar-2002- including some of the
commentary and footnotes added by Abul-Hasan ‘Alee Ibn
Ahmad Ibn Hasan ar-Raazihee included his precious book
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