15/55. Chapter:

Shaving the head is preferrable to cutting the hair, although cutting the hair is permissible

Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1304

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ ‏.‏

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got his head shaved on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Reference : Sahih Muslim 1304In-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 355USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2990

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