´It was narrated that Mujahid said:` “Umm Hani said: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah he had four braids.’”
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Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
It is possible that he did this in order to protect his hair from dust, because at that time he was on a journey.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1781