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methinks his beard has been coloured on the ‘new’ video.

Not only that, he has trimmed the beard, maybe he has not been assured by this Fatwa # 14829 from Pakistan :

Question

I have this really bad habit of putting my beard hair in my mouth. And sometimes small pieces of hair come off. I want to know what is the Shar’ee ruling if I do this during an obligatory fast in the following two conditions (A) I am sure I have swallowed a small piece of hair (B) I may (i.e., not completely sure) have swallowed a piece of hair.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Swallowing of hair will not nullify the fast as human hair is not normally eaten nor considered as a form of nourishment.

In principle, something that is established will not be rendered invalid by doubt. Therefore, if you are doubtful regarding the hair going down your throat, you should ignore the doubt and consider the fast as valid. In this instance, even if you are confident that the hair went down, the fast will still be valid.

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=1c9f5f6e2d56d442a6edc53173b017d0

This is relevant for the old Usama:

Question

1. I would like to inquire whether Glory Brown Hennah and Glory Black hennah is permissible for men to use on their hair (beard, head)

2. Nowadays people are making hennah type mixture. They make it out of sugar and flour. They burn this two ingredients and make something like hennah. This is used by ladies on their nails. The colour is similar to hennah. It does not form layers on the nails. It is just like using hennah. Is it permissible to use this mixture? I will be very grateful for your assistance.

Answer
1. We do not have any info on the ingredients of the two products mentioned, thus, we cannot comment.

2. Pure black dye is not permissible. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Ãƒ�layhi Wasallam) said, “There will be people who will come later (in my Ummah) and apply black dye. They will not even smell the fragrance of paradise.” (Abu Daawood). However, it is permissible for a Mujaahid (warrior) to apply black dye in order to give the impression of being young. (Jawahirul Fiqh vol2 pg421)

To dye the hair any other colour besides black e.g. Mehndi or Katm (type of grass) is permissible. This was the practice of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) and the Sahaaba (Radhiyallaahu Ánhum). (Jawahirul Fiqh vol2 pg421)

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=dd09db8232673668f462c21352e81462