15/55. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1301d — Mercy for Those Who Clipped Hair
Shaving the head is preferrable to cutting the hair, although cutting the hair is permissible
Hadith About Hair Clipping in Hajj
Sahih Muslim : 1301d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1301d
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ قَالَ " وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ " .
'Ubaidullah Narrated from:
Ubaidullah reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters and (it is said) that it was on the fourth turn that he (the Holy Prophet) said: (May Allah have mercy upon) those who got their hair clipped."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1301dIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 351USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2986
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1301d
This Hadith is about hair clipping in Hajj and the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم prayer for pilgrims. The narration says that on the fourth mention, he included those who got their hair clipped. The main lesson is simple: shaving is mentioned with special stress in nearby reports, but clipping is also included in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم supplication. This makes the Hadith important for people searching for hadith about shaving head in Hajj, hadith about hair clipping in Hajj, and the meaning of muqassirin in Hajj. The wording is brief, but it clearly shows mercy being asked for those who completed the rite by clipping their hair. It also shows how carefully narrators preserved small details like the number of times a phrase was said.
What we learn from this hadith
- Those who clipped their hair were included in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم supplication for mercy.
- Small details in Hadith wording matter and were carefully preserved.
- Hair clipping is mentioned as part of completing the Hajj rite in this narration.
