15/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1246b — Prophet's Hair Clipped at Marwa
It is permissible for the pilgrim performing Umrah to shorten his hair and he does not have to shave it. It is recommended for him to shave his hair or shorten it at Al-Marwah
Prophet's Hair Clipped at al-Marwa
Sahih Muslim : 1246b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1246b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ، بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِشْقَصٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ أَوْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُقَصَّرُ عَنْهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ .
Ibn Abbis (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Mu'awiya b. Abu Safyin had told him: I clipped the hair (from the head of) Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) with a clipper while he was at al-Marwa, or I saw him getting his hair clipped with a clipper as he was at al-Marwa. 1722
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1246bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 230USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2871
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1246b
This Hadith about the Prophet's hair being clipped at al-Marwa gives another wording of Mu'awiya's report. Ibn Abbas reports that Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan told him either that he clipped hair from Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) with a clipper while he was at al-Marwa, or that he saw him getting his hair clipped with a clipper at al-Marwa. The wording itself includes some uncertainty between doing the clipping and seeing it done. That is why the explanation should preserve both possibilities. The main lesson is careful reporting. The narration keeps the location, the tool, and the wording difference clear without adding extra details.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions hair clipping at al-Marwa with a clipper.
- The wording preserves two possible forms: Mu'awiya clipped it or saw it clipped.
- The narration shows honesty in reporting uncertainty in wording.
- The Hadith should not be expanded beyond what it directly states.
