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Cutting The (Hair)[3]

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Darussalam · Volume 6

48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]

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الحديث: 5053 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 131

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5056. It was narrated that Anas said: "The hair of the Prophet ﷺ was wavy, neither curly nor straight, and (hung down) between his ears and his shoulders." (Sahīh)

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5053 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «كَانَ شَعْرُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَعْرًا رَجْلًا، لَيْسَ بِالْجَعْدِ، وَلَا بِالسَّبْطِ بَيْنَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَعَاتِقِهِ»

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  1. 1

    [1] That is No. 5233 which appears later.

  2. 2

    [2] That is No. 5232 which appears later.

  3. 3

    [3] The text says: "Mustache" while the narrations mention only hair.

Commentary

1. 'Curly': It is possible his hair had a natural curl from birth. It is also possible that his hair had formed curls due to their having been long. Long hair generally have the tendency to form curls. 2. 'Between his ears and his shoulders': It appears that he used to have his hairs clipped off below his ears, and when it would reach his shoulders. Other versions mention it touching his shoulders. See Al-Bukhārī No. 5903. and No. 5063 which follows. Some versions appear to use "bain" to refer to the shoulders, in which case it means his shoulders were broad. Both are correct. 3. These narrations prove the allowance to clip one's hair.