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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الحجThe Book of Pilgrimage
باب تَفْضِيلِ الْحَلْقِ عَلَى التَّقْصِيرِ وَجَوَازِ التَّقْصِيرِ:Chapter: Shaving the head is preferrable to cutting the hair, although cutting the hair is permissible
Hadith 1301
وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " حَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَحَلَقَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، وَقَصَّرَ بَعْضُهُمْ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ " .
'Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got his head shaved (after slaughtering the sacrificial animal on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja), and so did a group of Companions, while some of them got their hair clipped.'Abdullah said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observed once or twice: "May Allah have mercy upon those who get their heads shaved." And he also said: "Upon those too who got their hair clipped."
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وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ " ، قَالُوا : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ " ، قَالُوا : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ " .
Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as having observed: O Allah, have mercy upon those who get their heads shaved. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, (what about those) who have got their hair clipped? He said: O Allah, have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They (again) said: Allah's Messenger, (what about those) who have got their hair clipped? Thereupon he said: (O Allah, have mercy upon those) who have got their hair clipped.
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاق إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ " ، قَالُوا : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ " ، قَالُوا : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ " ، قَالُوا : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ " ،
Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who got their hair clipped? He said: May Allah have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about those who have got their hair clipped)? He said: May Allah have mercy upon those who got their hair shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who got their hair clipped? He said: (O Allah, have mercy upon) those who got their hair clipped.
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وحَدَّثَنَاه ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ : فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ ، قَالَ : وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ .
Ubaidullah reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters and (it is said) that it was on the fourth turn that he (the Holy Prophet) said: "(May Allah have mercy upon) those who got their hair clipped."
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
On the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘), after completing the rites of Hajj, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had his blessed head shaved, and for those Companions who had their heads shaved, he supplicated for mercy and grace for them three times, while for those who had their hair cut short, he supplicated only once.
There is no evidence that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) ever had his head shaved except during Hajj and ‘Umrah; rather, he kept his hair with great honor and respect.
His hair would sometimes reach his ears and sometimes be level with his neck.
When it grew long, his hair would take the form of plaits.
Since these ahadith mention the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘), Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has mentioned them here.
On the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘), after completing the rites of Hajj, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had his blessed head shaved, and for those Companions who had their heads shaved, he supplicated for mercy and grace for them three times, while for those who had their hair cut short, he supplicated only once.
There is no evidence that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) ever had his head shaved except during Hajj and ‘Umrah; rather, he kept his hair with great honor and respect.
His hair would sometimes reach his ears and sometimes be level with his neck.
When it grew long, his hair would take the form of plaits.
Since these ahadith mention the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘), Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has mentioned them here.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4411
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is understood that shaving the head or cutting the hair is also one of the acts of Hajj.
It is understood that shaving the head or cutting the hair is also one of the acts of Hajj.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1726
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) intended to perform Hajj in the year when Hajjaj ibn Yusuf launched a military campaign against Abdullah ibn Zubair (radi Allahu anhu). Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) entered into the state of ihram, and continued in it until the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, when he offered the sacrifice and shaved his head. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had done the same during his Hajj.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 2992(1230))
(2)
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established the permissibility of shaving the head when exiting the state of ihram, while in the chapter heading he also mentions trimming the hair. Accordingly, in some narrations it is mentioned that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) shaved their heads, and some individuals trimmed their hair.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Expeditions, Hadith: 4411)
However, it is not permissible for women to shave their heads; rather, they should take a few hairs from their braid. Thus, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“For women, there is no shaving of the head, only trimming.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Rituals, Hadith: 1984)
In any case, at the conclusion of Hajj or Umrah, shaving the head is superior for men, and trimming is permissible, as will be made clear in the forthcoming ahadith.
(1)
Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) intended to perform Hajj in the year when Hajjaj ibn Yusuf launched a military campaign against Abdullah ibn Zubair (radi Allahu anhu). Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) entered into the state of ihram, and continued in it until the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, when he offered the sacrifice and shaved his head. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had done the same during his Hajj.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 2992(1230))
(2)
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established the permissibility of shaving the head when exiting the state of ihram, while in the chapter heading he also mentions trimming the hair. Accordingly, in some narrations it is mentioned that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) shaved their heads, and some individuals trimmed their hair.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Expeditions, Hadith: 4411)
However, it is not permissible for women to shave their heads; rather, they should take a few hairs from their braid. Thus, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“For women, there is no shaving of the head, only trimming.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Rituals, Hadith: 1984)
In any case, at the conclusion of Hajj or Umrah, shaving the head is superior for men, and trimming is permissible, as will be made clear in the forthcoming ahadith.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1726
