Hadith 18723

Chapter 29

باب 29

(29) باب شَيْبِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .

(29) Chapter: His Grey Hairs
141
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ، بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْبِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ كَانَ إِذَا دَهَنَ رَأْسَهُ لَمْ يُرَ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْهُنْ رُئِيَ مِنْهُ .

Jabir b. Samura was asked about the old age of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). He said:
When he oiled his head nothing was seen (as a mark of old age) and when he did not apply oil something (of the old age) became visible.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2344 a

In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 141

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 30, Hadith 5788