2/95. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 647 — Praying With Hair Tied
A Man Praying With His Hair Fastened (At The Back Of The Head)
Hadith on Praying With Hair Tied: Like One Praying Pinioned
Sunan Abi Dawud : 647
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 647
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ بُكَيْرًا، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَأَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ يُصَلِّي وَرَأْسُهُ مَعْقُوصٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ فَقَامَ وَرَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَحُلُّهُ وَأَقَرَّ لَهُ الآخَرُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَرَأْسِي قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ هَذَا مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مَكْتُوفٌ " .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
Kurayb the freed slave of Ibn Abbas reported: Abdullah ibn Abbas saw Abdullah ibn al-Harith praying having the back knot of the hair. He stood behind him and began to untie it. He remained standing unmoved (stationary). When he finished his prayer he came to Ibn Abbas and said to him: What were you doing with my head? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A man who prays with the black knot of hair tied is the one praying pinioned.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 647In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 257English translation : Book 2, Hadith 647
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 647
This Hadith gives another report about tied hair in prayer. Ibn Abbas saw Abdullah ibn al-Harith praying with the back knot of his hair tied. Ibn Abbas stood behind him and began to untie it while the man stayed still in prayer. After finishing, the man asked why Ibn Abbas had touched his head. Ibn Abbas replied that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say that the example of such a person is like one who prays while pinioned. The core topic is hair in prayer. The Hadith teaches care in salah and shows that tied hair behind the head was treated as something to correct. It fits searches like hair tied during salah and praying pinioned hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas corrected tied hair during prayer based on what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The person praying remained still until the prayer ended.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم compared this state to praying while pinioned.
- The narration focuses on prayer form and avoiding tied-back hair in salah.
