Combing The Hair Every Other Day
Darussalam · Volume 6
48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 5058 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 132
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5061. It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin Shaqīq said: "One of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ was a governor in Egypt, and one of his companions came to him and found him with unkempt, wild hair. He said: 'How come I see you with wild hair when you are a governor?' He said: 'The Prophet of Allāh ﷺ forbade us from Al-Irfāh,'[1] and we said: 'What is Al-Irfāh?' He said: 'To comb your hair every day.'" (Sahīh)
5058 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ كَهْمَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامِلًا بِمِصْرَ، فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ شَعِثُ الرَّأْسِ مُشْعَانٌّ. قَالَ: مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُشْعَانًّا وَأَنْتَ أَمِيرٌ؟ قَالَ: «كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْهَانَا عَنِ الْإِرْفَاهِ». قُلْنَا: وَمَا الْإِرْفَاهُ؟ قَالَ: «التَّرَجُّلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ»
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Indulgence in ease and plenty or Al-Irfāh has a wider meaning. Combing and anointing oneself daily is part of its meaning.