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Sunan Ibn Majah 1042 — Prayer Etiquette: Praying With Braided Hair
Tucking up the hair and garments during Prayer
Hadith About Praying With Braided Hair
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1042
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1042
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُخَوَّلُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعْدٍ، - رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ - يَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَأَى الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي وَقَدْ عَقَصَ شَعْرَهُ فَأَطْلَقَهُ أَوْ نَهَى عَنْهُ وَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ عَاقِصٌ شَعْرَهُ .
Mukhawwal Narrated from:
I heard Abu Sa’d, a man from the people of Madinah, say: ‘I saw Abu Rafi’, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he saw Hasan bin ‘Ali performing prayer, with his hair braided. He undid it, or told him not to do that, and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a man from performing prayer with his hair braided.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1042In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 240English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1042
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1042
This Hadith focuses on hadith about praying with braided hair. Abu Rafi saw Hasan bin Ali praying while his hair was braided, so he undid it or told him not to do that. He then said that the Messenger of Allah forbade a man from performing prayer while his hair was braided. The narration is direct and should not be stretched beyond its wording. It speaks about a man praying with hair braided or tied in that way. The teaching is about salah manners and the way a worshipper presents himself in prayer. It also shows that companions corrected prayer practice when they knew a clear instruction from the Prophet.
What we learn from this hadith
- A man should not pray with his hair braided as stated in this narration.
- Correcting prayer manners can be done when based on clear prophetic instruction.
- Outward prayer conduct matters alongside recitation and movement.
- The report limits the ruling to the described act: praying with braided hair.
