24/183. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2988 — Shortening Hair After Umrah
Where Should The Pilgrim Performing 'Umrah Cut His Hair?
Shortening Hair After Umrah at Al-Marwah
Sunan an-Nasai : 2988
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2988
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ بِمِشْقَصِ أَعْرَابِيٍّ .
Mu'awiyah Narrated from:
I cut the hair of the Messenger of Allah at Al-Marwah with the edge of a Bedouin arrow.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2988In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 371English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2991
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2988
This narration is another report from Muawiyah about cutting the hair of the Messenger of Allah at Al-Marwah. He said that he cut the Prophet's hair with the edge of a Bedouin arrow. The hadith is useful for the topic of shortening hair after Umrah because it links the act of cutting hair with Al-Marwah. The wording is simple and does not mention a long list of rites. It gives one clear detail from Muawiyah's report. Readers should notice that the text speaks about cutting the Prophet's hair at Al-Marwah and names the tool used. It does not give extra details about the length cut except what is found in the related narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Muawiyah personally reported cutting the Prophet's hair.
- The hair cutting took place at Al-Marwah.
- The narration records a simple detail from the Prophet's Umrah.
