How many grey hairs did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, have?
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Several hadiths reported that the number of white hairs on the Prophet's -peace be upon him- head and beard was small. Various narrations mentioned it was between ten and twenty hairs, and some specified this in the 'anfaqah (the hair below the lower lip).
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