‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing’ Page 1 of 22 ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com Table of Contents ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing’ .................................................................................... 4 Introduction: .................................................................................................................... 4 It’s Abhorred to have uneven Hair length segments: ......................................................... 4 Hair Parting (Style): .......................................................................................................... 5 Long hair or Short hair? .................................................................................................... 6 Rasool Allahsaww only once did not Cut hair ‘short’ due to Deferred Hajj: ........................... 7 The Beard and the Moustache .......................................................................................... 8 The Combing Hair of head and beard: ............................................................................. 10 Wash/Rinse head with water after cutting hair: .............................................................. 11 Grey Hair and Cutting/plucking it:................................................................................... 12 Plucking the hair from the nose ...................................................................................... 13 Burying the hair and the nails ......................................................................................... 13 Removal of (unwanted) Hair: .......................................................................................... 14 How Frequently One should remove hair (unwanted): .................................................... 14 The Armpit ..................................................................................................................... 15 Plucking or cutting? ........................................................................................................ 15 Plucking or Waxing? ....................................................................................................... 16 The Cure in Cutting hair (unwanted): .............................................................................. 17 Supplication Prior to removing Hair: ............................................................................... 17 For Women Only: ........................................................................................................... 18 Washing Head (for Women): .......................................................................................... 21 Page 2 of 22 ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com Abbreviations: saww: - Sal lal la ho Allay hay Wa Aal lay he Wasallam azwj: - Az Za Wa Jalla asws: - Allay hay Salawat Wass Salam AJFJ: Ajal Allah hey wa Fara Jaak ra: - Razi Allahazwj La: - Laan Allahazwj Page 3 of 22 ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com ِ ِ َِّ ِ ِ َِِّ ِ ِ , َّ َّ ِ ٍ ِِ َّ ِ ِ , َّ ِ ب ْسمِِاللهِِالَّرْْح ِنِالَّرحيمِِا ْْلَْمُدِللهَِِربِِالْعالَمنيِ َِوِ َصل ِىِاللهُِِ َعل ِىِ َسيِّدنَاُُِمََّمدَِوِآلهِِالطاهري ِن َِو َسل َمِِتَ ْسليماً. azwj azwj azwj In the Name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allah Lord of the saww saww asws Worlds, and Blessing be upon our Chief Muhammad and his Purified Progeny , and greetings with abundant greetings. َّ ٍ ِ ٍ ِ اَللُه َّمِ َص ِّلِ َعلىُُِمََّمدَِّوآلُُِمََّمدَِّوَع ِّج ْلِفَ َرَجُه ْمَِوالَْع ْنِأَْعَدائَ ُه ْمِاَ ْْجَعْنيِ ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing’ Introduction: Some Ahadith are compiled to highlight some essential issues related to hair growing, hair cutting, hair style, and parting and removal of unwanted hair through cutting, plucking or waxing. It’s Abhorred to have uneven Hair length segments: ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َِّ ِ ِِ َعل ُّيِبْ ُنِإبْ َراهي َمِ َع ْنِأَبيهِ َع ِنِالنَّ ْوفَل ِّيِ َع ِنِال َّس ُكوِنِِّعَ ْنِأَِِبِعَْبدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِقَاَلِقَاَلِأَمريُِالُْمْؤمنِ َنيِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ََِلِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ََْتلُقواِال ِّصْب يَا َنِالَْقَزعََِوِالَْقَزعُِأَْنََِيْل َقَِمْوضعاًَِوِيََد َعَِمْوضعاًِ. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al-Nowfaly, from Al-Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abd Allahasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Do not shave off the children in the cracked (manner), and the cracked is that he is shaved in a place and left in a place’.1 ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ َِّ ِ َعل ُّيِبْ ُنِإبْ َراهي َمِ َع ْنِأَبيهِ َع ْنِ َجْعَفرِبْ ِنُُِمََّمدِاْْلَ ْشعَر ِّيِ َع ِنِابْ ِنِالَْقَّداِحِ َع ْنِأَِِبِ َعْبِدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِأَنَّهُ َِكا َنِيَ ْكَرهُِالَْقَزَعِِفِ ِ َِّ ِ ُرءُو ِسِال ِّصْب يَانَِوِذََكَرِأََّنِالَْقَزعَِأَْنَُِْيلَ َقِالَّرأْ ُسِإَلِقَليًﻻَِوِي ُْت َرَكَِو َس ُطِالَّرأْ ِسِيُ َسَّمىِالَْقَزعَةَِ. Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Ibn Al Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abd Allahasws that heasws used to dislike the cracked (shaving) in the heads of the children, and mentioned that the cracked (shaving) is that the head is only shaved a little, and the middle of the head is left, it is named as the cracked (shaving)’.2 1 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Aqeeqa Ch 27 H 1 2 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Aqeeqa Ch 27 H 2 Page 4 of 22 ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َِّ ِ ِ َعل ُّيِبْ ُنِإبْ َراهي َمِ َع ْنِأَبيهِعَ ِنِالنَّ ْوفَل ِّيِ َع ِنِال َّس ُكوِنِِّعَ ْنِأَِِبِ َعْبدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِقَاَلِِأُِتَِالنَُِِّّبِ)ِصلىِاهللِعليهِوآلهِ(ِب َصٍِِّبِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َِّ ِ ِ ِ يَْدعُوِلَهَُِِوِلَهُِقَ نَاِزعُِفَأَََبِأَْنِيَْدعَُوِلَهَُِوِأََمَرِِبَلْقَِرأْسهَِوِأََمَرَِرُسوُلِاللهِ)ِصلىِاهللِعليهِوآلهِ(ِِبَِْلقِ َشْعرِالْبَطْ ِنِ. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, Abu Abd Allahasws has said: ‘They came to the Prophetsaww with a young boy to supplicate for him, and for him was a cracked shaving. So hesaww refused to supplicate for him and ordered that his head be shaved off. And Rasool-Allahsaww ordered with the shaving of ’ (below الْبَطْن‘ belly button) the stomach hairs’.3 Hair Parting (Style): ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ِ عَّدةٌِم ْنِأَ ْص َحابنَاِ َع ْنِ َسْهِلِبْ ِنِزيَادِعَ ْنِأَ ْْحََدِبْ ِنُُِمََّمدِبْ ِنِأَِِبِنَ ْصرِ َع ْنَِداُوَدِبْ ِنِا ْْلُ َسْنيِِ َع ْنِأَِِبِالَْعبَّا ِسِالْبَ ْقبَا ِقَاَلِ َسأَلْ ُ ِأَبَاِ ِ َِّ َعْبِدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِ َع ِنِالَّرُجِلِيَ ُكوُنِلَهَُِوفْ َرةٌِأَِي َْفُرقُ َهاِأَْوِيََدعَُهاِفَ َقاَلِي َْفُرقُ َهاِ. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Dawood Bin Al Husayn, from Abu Al Abbas Al Baqbaaq who said, ‘I asked Abu Abd Allahasws about the man who happens to have abundance (of hair), shall he part (style) it or leave it?’ So heasws said: ‘He should part (style) it’.4 ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َِّ َِّ َعل ُّيِبْ ُنِإبْ َراهي َمِعَ ْنِأَبيهِ َع ِنِالنَّ ْوفَل ِّيِ َع ِنِال َّس ُكوِنِِّ َع ْنِأَِِبِعَْبدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِقَاَلِقَاَلَِرُسوُلِاللهِ)ِصلىِاهللِعليهِوآلهِ(ِ َّ ِ ِ َم ِنِاَّتََذِ َشْعراًِفَ ْليُ ْحس ْنِِوََلي َتَهُِأَْوِليَ ُجَّزهُِ. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abd Allahasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘The one who takes (grows) hair, so let him make it good and take care of it or (else) trim it’.5 ٍ ٍ ِ َِّ َِّ ُُمََّمُدِبْ ُنََِْيََيِ َع ْنِأَ ْْحََدِبْ ِنُُِمََّمدِ َع ْنِ َْحَّادِعَ ْنِأَيُّو َبِبْ ِنَِهاُروَنِ َع ْنِأَِِبِ َعْبدِاللهِ)ِعليهِالسﻻمِ(ِقَاَلِقُ ْل ُ ِلَهُِأََِكا َنَِرُسوُلِاللهِ ِ َِّ ِ ِ ِ ِِ )ِصلىِاهللِعليهِوآلهِ(ِي َْفُرُ ِ َشْعَرهُِقَاَلََِلِإ َّنَِرُسوَلِاللهِ)ِصلىِاهللِعليهِوآلهِ(َِكا َنِإذَاِطَاَلِ َشْعُرهَُِكِا َنِإََلِ َش ْحَمةِأُذُنهِ. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Hammad, from Ayoub Bin Haroun, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abd Allahasws, said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘Did Rasool-Allahsaww used to part (style) hissaww hair?’ Heasws said: ‘No. Whenever Rasool-Allahsaww lengthened hissaww hair, it would be to the lobe of hissaww ear’.6 3 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Aqeeqa Ch 27 H 3 4 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Outfits and the Beautification and the Magnanimity Ch 34 H 1 5 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Outfits and the Beautification and the Magnanimity Ch 34 H 2 6 Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Outfits and the Beautification and the Magnanimity Ch 34 H 3 Page 5 of 22 ‘Hair Style, Cutting and Removing www.hubeali.com . ِ م نِكت ابِروض ةِال واعانينِق الِالن هِبِص ليِاهللِعلي هِوِال هِوِس لمِاا ؤم ُنِبيت هِقص ٌث،ِوطعام هِكس ٌر،ِورأس هِش ع ٌ ،ِو ياب هِ ِ . َخل ٌق،قلبهِخاش ٌع،ِوَلِيعدلِالسﻻمةِشيئاًِ ِ In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that the Rasool Allahsaww said: "A believer's house is simple, his food is little, his hair is not styled, his clothes are simple, but he is humble and 7 ".peace with anything ’السﻻمة‘ does not exchange his ح هد ناِالفقي هِموفه قِال دينِاْلس نِب نُِمهم دِالص وِفِالس رويِع نِش يوخهِع نِالن هِبِص ليِاهللِعلي هِوِال هِوِس لمِأن ههِق النِأجيع واِ أكبادكم،ِوأعروِصوركم،ِوأشعثواِرؤوسكم،ِو ُصبهواِعليكمِ َجلبابِاْل ُزن،ِوجالس واِالن اسِقل يﻻًِوم عِاهللِكث رياً،ِلعلهك مِت رونِاْل هقِ بقلوبكم. ِ Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al-Soofi al-Sarvi quoted on the authority of his teachers that Rasool Allahsaww said: "Keep yourself hungry, your faces uncovered, your hair not made up, and be grievous. Associate less with the people and more with Allahazwj. Then you may see ‘Haq’ through your hearts."8 Long hair or Short hair? ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ٍ عَّدةٌِم ْنِأَ ْص َحابنَاِ َع ْنِ َسْهِلِبْ ِنِزيَادِ َع ْنُُِمََّمدِبْ ِنِعي َسىِ َع ْنِ َع ْمروِبْ