سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الترجلCombing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
باب فِي الذُّؤَابَةِChapter: A Boy With A Lock Of Hair.
Hadith 4195
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، " أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ وَتُرِكَ بَعْضُهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَقَالَ : احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven. He forbade them to do that, saying: Shave it all or leave it all.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is obligatory for Muslims to avoid imitation and emulation of the polytheists and disbelievers.
➋ The matter of children is related to their parents and guardians.
➌ It is incumbent upon them to keep Islamic culture in consideration regarding the clothing and haircuts of children.
➍ And when this matter is impermissible for children, then it is even more so impermissible for adults.
➊ It is obligatory for Muslims to avoid imitation and emulation of the polytheists and disbelievers.
➋ The matter of children is related to their parents and guardians.
➌ It is incumbent upon them to keep Islamic culture in consideration regarding the clothing and haircuts of children.
➍ And when this matter is impermissible for children, then it is even more so impermissible for adults.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4195
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The disbelievers, when shaving their heads, would leave some hair on the head in dedication to an idol or the like, just as even today some ignorant people keep a lock of hair (bodi) in the name of a pir (saint). However, such veneration of other than Allah is forbidden (haram), therefore the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prohibited it. Besides, this practice also appears inappropriate; a person looks unsightly, and it is contrary to human nature (fitrah). However, this does not mean that hair must be cut equally or to the same length from every part of the head. Rather, if more hair is trimmed near the ears so that it does not fall into them, and less is cut from the top of the head, there is no harm in this, provided that it appears proportionate to the eye.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5051
