I say: Despite the weakness of its chain of transmission, this report contradicts the aforementioned hadith of Muāwiya (100). In some authentic narrations from him, a man came carrying a staff with a rag at its tip, whereupon Muāwiya said, “Indeed, this is deception.” Qatāda explained: “He meant the rags with which women make their hair appear fuller.” It was narrated by Muslim and Ahmad.

I say: This contradicts the report of Saīd ibn Jubayr. The author’s disregard of this hadith and reliance upon that report is therefore inappropriate. Perhaps he did not have it in mind when writing. Al-Hāfiz stated immediately after it in al-Fath (10/315):

“This hadith constitutes evidence for the majority of scholars that it is prohibited to attach anything else to the hair, whether hair or otherwise. It is supported by the hadith of Jābir: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a woman to attach anything to her hair.’ Narrated by Muslim.”

I say: Ahmad also narrated it (3/296).

104 — (Abū Hurayra reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so differ from them.” Al-Bukhārī, in the Book of Dress: Chapter on Dyeing.) p. 90

Authentic. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (4/96), Muslim (6/155), Abū Dāwūd (4203), al-Nasā’ī (2/278, 293), Ibn Mājah (3621), and Ahmad (2/240, 260, 309, 401), through various chains from Abū Hurayra.

105 — (When Abū Bakr al-Siddīq brought his father, Abū Quhāfa, on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, carrying him until he placed him before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who saw that his head resembled the thaghāma plant