Sunan an-Nasa'i 5074
سنن النسائي#5074Sahihأَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كُنَاسَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " غَيِّرُوا الشَّيْبَ وَلاَ تَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ " . وَكِلاَهُمَا غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ .
It was narrated that Az-Zubair said:"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Change gray hair but do not imitate the Jews
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Abu GhuddahSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 48:35