The Book of Characteristics · Hadith 590 (#Ḥadīth #1)

4-76 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن علي بن محمد، عن أبي أيوب المديني، عن سليمان الجعفري، عن الرضا، عن آبائه، عن علي عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: الشيب في مقدم الرأس يمن، وفي العارضين سخاء، وفي الذوائب شجاعة، وفي القفا شوم

4-76 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abi Ayoob Al-Madini, on the authority of Suleiman al-Ja’fari, on the authority of Al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “White hair on the forehead is a sign of prosperity. White hair on the two cheeks is a sign of generosity. White hair on the head is a sign of bravery and white hair on the back of the head is a sign of misfortune.”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).