48/7. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5056 — Avoid Daily Hair Combing
Combing the Hair Every Other Day
Hadith About Hair Combing Except Every Other Day
Sunan an-Nasai : 5056
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5056
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ التَّرَجُّلِ إِلاَّ غِبًّا .
Al-Hasan Narrated from:
The Prophet [SAW] forbade coming one's hair except every other day.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5056In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5059
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5056
This narration from Al-Hasan says that the Prophet [SAW] forbade combing one's hair except every other day. It matches the theme of measured grooming. The text does not give a long explanation, but the wording is enough to understand the main point: combing is not rejected in itself, while doing it every day is the issue mentioned here. A reader searching “hadith about combing hair” may want a clear answer, and this report gives it through the phrase “except every other day.” We should not add other rulings or reasons from outside the input. The safe teaching is to avoid making daily hair combing a constant habit in this wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report allows combing by mentioning every other day.
- The issue named is daily hair combing.
- The narration is brief and should be explained briefly.
- No extra reason is given in the text.
