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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الختانBook of Circumcision
بَابُ الْخِتَانِ لِلْكَبِيرِCircumcision for adults
Hadith 1250
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عِشْرِينَ وَمِئَةٍ، ثُمَّ عَاشَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً. ¤ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَوَّلُ مَنِ اخْتَتَنَ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ أَضَافَ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ قَصَّ الشَّارِبَ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ قَصَّ الظُّفُرَ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ شَابَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ، مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: ”وَقَارٌ“، قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ، زِدْنِي وَقَارًا.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) performed his circumcision when he was one hundred and twenty years old, and then he lived for eighty years after that.
Sa‘id (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was the first person to perform circumcision, and he was the first to offer hospitality. Likewise, he was the first to trim the moustache and nails, and his hair was the first to turn white. So he said: O my Lord! What is this? Allah Almighty said: "This is dignity." Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said: O my Lord! Increase me in dignity.
Sa‘id (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was the first person to perform circumcision, and he was the first to offer hospitality. Likewise, he was the first to trim the moustache and nails, and his hair was the first to turn white. So he said: O my Lord! What is this? Allah Almighty said: "This is dignity." Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said: O my Lord! Increase me in dignity.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The correct view is that our master Ibrahim (alayhis salam) performed his own circumcision (khitan) at the age of eighty, as has been explicitly mentioned a few pages earlier.
➋ Old age is dignified, therefore there is no need to dye white hair black. However, in opposition to the Jews, one should use a color other than black.
➌ Trimming the mustache and cutting the nails are among the natural practices (fitrah). Also, it is impermissible to pluck out the white hairs of old age.
➊ The correct view is that our master Ibrahim (alayhis salam) performed his own circumcision (khitan) at the age of eighty, as has been explicitly mentioned a few pages earlier.
➋ Old age is dignified, therefore there is no need to dye white hair black. However, in opposition to the Jews, one should use a color other than black.
➌ Trimming the mustache and cutting the nails are among the natural practices (fitrah). Also, it is impermissible to pluck out the white hairs of old age.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1250
