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nearly shoulder length. When his hair had the tendency to part itself in the middle he
wore it that way, otherwise he did not dress it in that fashion. His habit was to use oil on
his hair and so as not to soil his turban he would place a piece of cloth between it and
his hair. When he went on pilgrimage to Mecca, he would shave his hair.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) would dress his hair and his beard using his
right hand. It was not his practice to dress his hair every day, in fact, he prohibited it,
unless there was a valid reason, and would dress his hair every third day.
In later life, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) had several silver hairs on
his
temples. It has been reported that they ranged between fourteen and twenty. The
accuracy of these reports is equally valid as they came over a period of time. One day,
when Abu Bakr first noticed the silver hairs, he gently said: "O Messenger of Allah (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam), you have become old," whereupon the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) said: "The recitation of the chapters Hud, Waaki'ah, Mursalaat, 'Amma and
Ash Shams have made me old."
It was the practice of elderly men to dye their hair before they went off to fight to disguise
wore it that way, otherwise he did not dress it in that fashion. His habit was to use oil on
his hair and so as not to soil his turban he would place a piece of cloth between it and
his hair. When he went on pilgrimage to Mecca, he would shave his hair.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) would dress his hair and his beard using his
right hand. It was not his practice to dress his hair every day, in fact, he prohibited it,
unless there was a valid reason, and would dress his hair every third day.
In later life, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) had several silver hairs on
his
temples. It has been reported that they ranged between fourteen and twenty. The
accuracy of these reports is equally valid as they came over a period of time. One day,
when Abu Bakr first noticed the silver hairs, he gently said: "O Messenger of Allah (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam), you have become old," whereupon the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) said: "The recitation of the chapters Hud, Waaki'ah, Mursalaat, 'Amma and
Ash Shams have made me old."
It was the practice of elderly men to dye their hair before they went off to fight to disguise