أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أُتِيَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَکَّةَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ کَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيَاضًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَيْئٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5091
It was narrated that Jabir said: “Abu Quhafah was brought on the Day of the Conquest of Makkah, and his hair and beard were white like the Thaghamah The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Change this with something, but avoid black.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020