سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الترجلCombing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشَّعْرِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Hair.
Hadith 4187
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ شَعْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوْقَ الْوَفْرَةِ وَدُونَ الْجُمَّةِ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were above wafrah and below jummah.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ When the hair of the head reaches the earlobes, it is called (wafrah), and when it reaches the shoulders, it is called (jummah). The length in between these is referred to as (limmah).
➋ It is permissible for men to keep their hair at any of the aforementioned lengths, provided that the intention is to follow the example of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➊ When the hair of the head reaches the earlobes, it is called (wafrah), and when it reaches the shoulders, it is called (jummah). The length in between these is referred to as (limmah).
➋ It is permissible for men to keep their hair at any of the aforementioned lengths, provided that the intention is to follow the example of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4187
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Jummā refers to hair that reaches up to the shoulders, and wafrah refers to hair that reaches up to the ears.
Jummā refers to hair that reaches up to the shoulders, and wafrah refers to hair that reaches up to the ears.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3635
