Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)

كتاب الترجل

Chapter 8: Khaluq for Men

Al-Rabi' b. Anas, quoting his two grandfathers, said

Abu Dawud said: His grandfathers were Zaid and Ziyad.

Anas said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade men to use saffron. Isma'il version has: "(forbade) man to use saffron."

Narrated Ammar ibn Yasir

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The angels do not come near three: the dead body of the unbeliever, one who smears himself with khaluq, and the one who is sexually defiled except that he performs ablution.

Narrated Al-Walid ibn Uqbah

When the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) conquered Makkah. The people of Makkah began to bring their boys and he would invoke a blessing on them and rub their heads. I was brought, but as I had been perfumed with khaluq, he did not touch me because of the khaluq.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had the mark of yellowness (of saffron). The Prophet (peace be upon him rarely mentioned a thing which he disliked before a man. When he went away, he said: Would that you tell this man that he should wash this off him.

Chapter 9: What Has Been Reported About Hair

Narrated Al-Bara'

I did not see any man with locks hanging down to shoulders in red robe more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Muhammad b. Sulaiman added: He had hair which touched his shoulders.

Abu Dawud said: Isra'il also transmitted it in a similar way from Abu Ishaq saying: "(his hair) touched his shoulders". Shu'bah added: (His hair) reached the lobes of his ears.

Narrated Al-Bara'

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had hair which reached the lobes of his ears.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

The hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were up to the lobes of his ears.

Narrated Anas bin Malik

The hair of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were halfway down his ears.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were above wafrah and below jummah.

Chapter 10: Parting Of Hair

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

The people of the Book used to let their hair hand down, and the polytheists used to part their hair. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like to confirm with the People of the Book in the matters about which he had received no command. Hence he Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) let his forelock hang down but afterwards he parted it.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

When I parted the hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I made a parting from the crow of his head and let his forelock hang between his eyes.

Chapter 11: Regarding Growing Hair Long

Narrated Wa'il ibn Hujr

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and I had long hair. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw me, he said: Evil, evil! He said: I then returned and cut them off. I then came to him in the morning. He said (to me): I did not intend to do evil to you. This is much better.

Chapter 12: Regarding Men Braiding Their Hair

Narrated Umm Hani

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Mecca and he had four plaits of hair.

Chapter 13: Shaving The Head

Narrated Abdullah ibn Ja'far

The Prophet (ﷺ) gave the children of Ja'far three day' time to visit them. He then came to visit them, and said: Do not weep over my brother after this day. He said: Call to me the children of my brother. We were brought to him as if we were chicken. He said: Call a barber to me. He then ordered and our heads were shaved.

Chapter 14: A Boy With A Lock Of Hair

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade qaza'. Qaza' means having part of a boy's head shaved and leaving part unshaven.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade qaza' which means that the head of a boy is shaved and a lock is left.

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.

Chapter 15: What Has Been Reported About A Concession For That

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

I had a hanging lock of hair. My mother said to me: I shall not cut it, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to stretch it our and hold it.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

Al-Hajjaj ibn Hassan said: We entered upon Anas ibn Malik. My sister al-Mughirah said: You were a boy in those days and you had two locks of hair. He (Anas) rubbed your head and invoked blessing on you. He said: Shave them (i.e. the locks) or clip them, for this is the fashion of the Jews.