17. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked to explain the saying of the Messenger of Allāh: “Banish your old age (by hair-dye) and do not acquire resemblance to the Jews.” Amīr al-mu’minīn replied:
Nahj al-Balāgha #2255473. It was said to Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him: We wish you had changed your grey hair, O’ Amīr al-mu’minīn. Then he said: