11/79. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1985 — Women and Hair Clipping
Regarding Trimming Short And Shaving The Hair
Hadith on Women Clipping Hair After Hajj or Umrah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1985
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1985
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثِقَةٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ، قَالَتْ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ عُثْمَانَ بِنْتُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ الْحَلْقُ إِنَّمَا عَلَى النِّسَاءِ التَّقْصِيرُ " .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shaving is not a duty laid on women; only clipping the hair is incumbent on them.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1985In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 265English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1980
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1985
This narration repeats the teaching that shaving is not for women, while clipping is for them. The message is direct and easy to understand. It focuses on the hair rite after Hajj or Umrah and explains that women complete this part by clipping, not shaving. The Hadith does not discuss other details, so the meaning should not be stretched beyond the words given. For searches like women hair clipping after Umrah hadith, this narration is a clear source. It also shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave guidance specific to women in this act of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women complete this hair rite by clipping.
- Shaving is not placed upon women in this Hadith.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave clear guidance for women’s practice.
