Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Honor the hair."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has hair, let him honor it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Abdur Rahman Jahshi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him): "If you have hair, then honor it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to apply a lot of oil to his head and would comb his beard after wetting it with water.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: A companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was a governor in Egypt, his hair was disheveled, in fact very disheveled. Another companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to him and said: What is the reason that your hair is so disheveled, even though you are a leader? He replied: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us from «اِرْفَاه». We asked: What is meant by «اِرْفَاه»? He said: Combing the hair daily.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade combing the hair, except occasionally.