Islamic Proofs Why Hair Botox is Halal; Must Read Article
C.J Ahmed-03.05.2023
Hair botox is a treatment done to the hair where the hair fibers are filled with keratin to give a more healthy and fuller look. This kind of procedure is not haram in Islam and it is similer to putting hair dye or other conditioning treatments which is actually encouraged in Islam.
There is a famous hadith that is used as an argument to prohibit dyeing the
grey hair black. The hadith is as follows,
Ibn Abbas (rali) narrated, the prophet (sal) said,
"Some people will dye their hair black like the breasts of pigeons at the
end of time, but they will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise."
(Sunan Nasai, Abu Dawud and others)
This hadith has weaknesses. One is, although the isnad is authentic it is not clear as to whether it was attributed to the prophet (sal) or a companion. Ibn al-Jawzi said, “He is Ibn Abi al-Makhariq, and he is weak, so he is not to be taken as evidence.” Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Bari, 6/499 that there is a dispute whether this hadith was narrated by the prophet (sal) or a sahabi hence it is only based on an assumption. The other point we have to understand here is that the prophet (sal) is not
specifically forbidding black dye in general. What he is mentioning is the characteristics of a group of people who will come during the end of times. Let us take the example of one hadith which was narrated by Abu said al Khudri (rali) who said that the prophet (sal) said,
“There will come a people from the east, who recite the Quran but it does not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion, just as an arrow pierces through its target, and they will not return to it, just as the arrow does not return to the bow.” It was said, “What will be their
sign?” The Prophet said, “Their sign is shaving.” Or he said, “It is shearing (cutting).”
(Bukhari)
Now if we take this hadith in its face value then shaving will be interpreted as haram but that is not the case because there is ample evidence on encouraging shaving in many authentic hadiths. This hadith in Bukhari only mentions the characteristics of the Kawarij and not the prohibition of shaving. Trying to base an argument without understanding the text (Matn) of the hadith has led to opinion that dyeing the hair black over grey hair is haram. Imam Ibn Jawzi said with regarding to this hadith,
"This black dye would be their symbol which Prophet Peace be upon him told
in the hadith. Like He peace be upon him told regarding Kharjities that
their symbols would be shaving the hair of head. But that does not mean
shaving the hair of head is prohibited."
(Al-Maudhuaat 3/55)
A Muslim lady a n dye her hair in any colour she wants such as black, red, purple, green , blue etc. Katam dye is popularly known as black henna in English and the scientific name is Katam Buxus Dioica. This dye has various shades from blackish red to blackish purple. This kind of blackish dye was allowed by the prophet (sal) and there are many hadiths narrating the goodness of katam.
Narrated Abu Dharr (rali):
The Prophet (sal) said: "The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam."
(Abu Dawud-graded sahih by Albani)
Narrated Anas(rali):,
"When the Prophet (sal) arrived (at Medina), there was not a single companion of the Prophet (sal) who had grey and black hair except Abu Bakr, and he dyed his hair with Henna' and Katam"
(Bukhari)
Narrated by Anas (rali),
"When the Prophet (sal) arrived at Medina, the eldest amongst his companions was Abu Bakr. He dyed his hair with Henna and Katam till it became of dark red colour."
(Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Dharr (rali):
That the Prophet (sal) said: "Indeed the best of what the grey may be changed with is Henna' and Katam."
(Tirmidhi-graded sahih by imam Tirmidhi)
All these hadiths prove that the prophet encouraged using the blackish hair dye katam and even companions like Abu Bakr (rali) dyed their hair with katam. The prophet (sal) encouraged dyeing the hair.
Narrated Abu Hurayrah (rali):
Allah's Messenger (sal) said, "The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their grey hair), so you shall do the opposite of what they do" (Bukhari)
Does Hair Botox Invaidate Ablution?
Hair botox will not invalidate ablution and the argumt by some that such treatments will not allow the water to touch the hair is complete nonsense. Even the prophet (sal) used to put a thick gum similer to moder day hair gel or mouse known as “talbid” and he did ablution with it.
Ibn `Umar used to say: "I saw Allah's Messenger (sal) with his hair stuck together with gum."(Bukhari)
Hair botox is not haram in Islam.