Did Al-Nawawi forbid plucking white hairs?
Plucking gray hairs is disliked due to the hadith narrated by Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: "Do not pluck out gray hairs, for they are the Muslim's light on the Day of Resurrection." Also, because it involves altering the original creation. Most scholars have concluded that plucking gray hairs is disliked.
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