Hadith 1985

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ ثِقَةٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَتْ : أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ عُثْمَانَ بِنْتُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ الْحَلْقُ ، إِنَّمَا عَلَى النِّسَاءِ التَّقْصِيرُ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: Shaving is not a duty laid on women; only clipping the hair is incumbent on them.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب المناسك / 1985
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (2654), ابن جريج صرح بالسماع عند الدارمي (1911) وحسنه الحافظ ابن حجر في التلخيص الحبير (2/261)
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1985. Commentary: For women, trimming the hair is also permissible only to the extent that the Shari'ah ruling is fulfilled. Otherwise, reaching the extent of resembling men is forbidden. Similarly, shaving the head is also impermissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1985
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
634 Benefit:
From this hadith, it is understood that women should not shave their head hair, but rather only trim them, and the scholars are unanimous that for them, trimming the hair is what is legislated.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 634