“Grey hair is a Noor” – For Each Hair he is Elevated a Rank.”
GREY HAIRS – A Noor “Grey hair is a Noor. He who removes grey hairs, removes the Noor of Islam. “Grey hair is the Noor of the Mu’min. When a man in Islam gets grey hairs, then for every grey hair (is recorded) a virtuous deed, and for each hair he is elevated a rank.”
Scholars and jurists (fuqaha) generally agree that it is disliked (makruh) to pluck out grey or white hair from one’s head, beard or moustache for the purpose of beautification and appearing young.
Hadiths on Grey Hair:
1) Amr ibn Shu’ayb relates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said, “Do not pluck out grey/white hair. A believer’s hair does not turn grey in Islam, except that it will be a light (nur) for him on the Day of Judgment” and “for each grey hair, Allah will write one good deed (hasana) for him and pardon one wrong of his.” (Sunan Abi Dawud, no: 4199)
2) Amr ibn Shu’ayb relates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) prohibited the plucking of grey hair, and said, “It is the light of a Muslim.” (Sunan Tirmidhi no: 2821)
3) Fudala ibn Ubayd (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said, “Grey hair is a light on the face of a Muslim; so whoever wishes, let him pluck out his light.” (Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-Iman, with a sound chain)
These narrations of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) are glad tidings for those who are adorned with grey hairs, and warnings for those who remove or dye their grey hairs to pretend that they are young.
