A sheik or scholarly Muslim of whatever rank, dye their beards red, and it is traditional. The question is why is it this way?
2007-02-11 22:56:42 · 11 answers · asked by great gig in the sky 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please no bashing this is an actual question here.
2007-02-11 23:02:17 · update #1
Is there any special signifigance to it???
2007-02-11 23:06:55 · update #2
Here's the answer to your question:
When you see that a Muslim - usually a male - dyes his hair red it is because he is trying to follow the Sunnah (what the Prophet Muhammad pbuh did). The Prophet said not to pull out the gray hairs but to color them with henna instead. And since that was the known way of doing so back then, henna is what they used. Not that gray hair was bad by any means - in fact there is a hadith about it that says one shouldn't pull the gray hairs because they are the good deeds - don't quote me because I don't remember the entire hadith. If you want to know just email me and I'll look it up.
One last thing - Muslim females have used henna before but most prefer to use regular color these days. It's just a preference if one wants to color her hair.
2007-02-11 23:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by aali_and_harith 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Prphet(pbuh) used to color his beard red. It is actually henna. This is why they do it.
I think henna is good for making your skin feel cool in hot weather as well.
2007-02-11 23:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by munno 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Who says so?
Probably they prefer Henna (which is available widely and which is also used in festive occasions) to expensive chemical-based hair dyes.
:) DB
2007-02-11 23:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by D Bhowmick 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not true. Muslims do not often dye their beards red.
2007-02-11 22:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like muzlims their beards tickle my thighs
2016-03-29 03:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they use henna .. its a herbal it usually gives the red color..especialy when the hair is white..i dont know why they use it but i think ..."{not sure" that prophet Mohammed pbuh used it.....i 'm not sure again..but its not verry common u know
2007-02-11 23:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by me 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Everything the propet does they do it. Women in Islam do die their hands with henna too.
2007-02-11 23:27:27 · answer #7 · answered by notProudatAll 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As far as I know there is no religious significance
2007-02-11 23:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by By Any Means Necessary 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never knew that. Wow.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-02-11 23:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is Henna and they dont have to do it
as they like
2007-02-11 23:04:19 · answer #10 · answered by Cinderella 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋