Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 49 This version adds (to the previous hadith No 4194): My father said to him (the Prophet): Show me what is on your back, for I am a physician. He (the Prophet) said: You are only a soother. Its physician is He Who has created it. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 35, Combing the Hair (Kitāb al‑Tarajjul), discusses grooming, hair care, and personal hygiene.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 50 Narrated AbuRimthah: I and my father came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said to a man or to my father: Who is this? He replied: He is my son. He said: Do not commit a crime on him. He had stained his beard with henna. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 51 Thabit said that Anas was asked about the hair-dye of the Prophet (ﷺ). He replied: He did not dye his hair, but Abu Bakr and ‘Umar dyed their hair. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 52 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear tanned leather sandals and dye his beard yellow with wars and saffron, and Ibn ‘Umar used to do that too. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 53 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: When a man who had dyed himself with henna passed by the Prophet (ﷺ), he said: How fine this is! When another man who had dyed himself with henna and katam passed by, he said: This is better than that. Then another man who […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 54 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: At the end of time there will be people who will use this black dye like the crops of doves who will not experience the fragrance of Paradise. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Hadith 55 Narrated Thawban: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went on a journey, the last member of his family he saw was Fatimah, and the first he visited on his return was Fatimah. Once when he returned from an expedition she had hung up a hair-cloth, or a curtain, […]