35/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1977h — Forgotten Hadith
When the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah begin, it is forbidden for the one who wants to offer a sacrifice to remove anything from his hair, nails or skin
Forgotten Hadith About Hair Removal Before Qurbani
Sahih Muslim : 1977h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1977h
حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ، قَالَ كُنَّا فِي الْحَمَّامِ قُبَيْلَ الأَضْحَى فَاطَّلَى فِيهِ نَاسٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْحَمَّامِ إِنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ يَكْرَهُ هَذَا أَوْ يَنْهَى عَنْهُ فَلَقِيتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ نُسِيَ وَتُرِكَ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو .
Amr b. Muslim b. 'Ammar al-Laithi Narrated from:
While we were in a bathroom just before 'Id al-Adha some of the persons tried to remove the hair with the help of hair-removing chemicals. Thereupon some of the people owning the bath (or some of the people sitting therein) said that Sa'id b. Musayyib did not approve of it, or he prohibited it. Then I met Sa'id b. Musayyib and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: O my nephew, this is the hadith which has been forgotten, and abandoned. Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), narrated to me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said as narrated above.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1977hIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4874
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1977h
This hadith about hair removal before qurbani adds a real scene around the same instruction. Amr b. Muslim said they were in a bathroom shortly before Eid al-Adha, and some people used hair-removing chemicals. Someone mentioned that Sa'id b. Musayyib disliked it or prohibited it. When Amr asked Sa'id, he said this was a hadith that had been forgotten and abandoned. He then narrated from Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, the same meaning as the report about not taking from hair or nails for the one intending sacrifice. The focus is not on a new rule beyond that wording. It highlights that this hadith needed to be remembered and acted on.
What we learn from this hadith
- The incident happened shortly before Eid al-Adha.
- People were removing hair, and Sa'id b. Musayyib was asked about it.
- Sa'id called the related report a forgotten and abandoned hadith.
- He linked the answer back to Umm Salama’s narration from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
