Q 3: What is the degree of authenticity of the Hadiths on dying beards black?
Dying beards black is widely spread among some people known as religious men.
A: There are many Sahih (authentic) Hadiths in this point, the most common of which is the story of the father of AlSiddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)which was related by Muslim in his Sahih (authentic) book of Hadithon the authority of Jabir Ibn `Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw that the hair and beard of the father of AlSiddiq were like the Thaghamah (a mountain plant whose leaves and flowers are intensely white) due to their whiteness, he (peace be upon him) said: "Change these (hair and beard) with another color, but avoid black."| According to another narration, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: do not dye it with a black color. Also, the Hadith of Ibn `Abbas which was narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and AlNasa'y through a sound Sanad (chain of narrators) on the authority of Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: At the end of time (of life on earth), there will appear those who dye their hair black like the corps of pigeons. They will not smell the scent of Paradise. This is a severe warning. Other Hadiths that indicate the prohibition of dying hair black and the permissibility of dying it with different colors.