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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 20988

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187

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: " مَا كَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الشَّيْبِ إِلَّا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ، كَانَ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ غَطَّاهُنَّ " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

Someone asked Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about the white hair of the Prophet (ﷺ), so he replied that there were a few white hairs on the head of the Prophet (ﷺ). When he applied oil to his head, the whiteness of the hair was not apparent.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 20988 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 916, Hadith of Jabir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 187.

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مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 20988

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