Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 4766
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ قَالَ : " سِيمَاهُمُ التَّحْلِيقُ وَالتَّسْبِيدُ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَنِيمُوهُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : التَّسْبِيدُ اسْتِئْصَالُ الشَّعْرِ .
Translation
Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma‘mar informed us, from Qatadah, from Anas, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) related a report like it. This version says: ‘Their distinguishing mark is shaving the head and removing the hair completely. When you see them, put them to death.’ Abu Dawud said: ‘Al-tasbid means removing all the hair.’