48/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5062 — Prophetic Beauty and Long Hair
Letting the Hair Grow
Prophetic Appearance: Al-Bara’s Hadith on the Red Hullah and Long Hair
Sunan an-Nasai : 5062
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5062
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْبَرَاءُ، قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً أَحْسَنَ فِي حُلَّةٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُ لَهُ لِمَّةً تَضْرِبُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ .
Al-Bara Narrated from:
I have never seen any man more handsome in a red Hullah than the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. He said: "And I saw his long hair, coming almost to his shoulders."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5062In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5065
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5062
This narration is another report from Al-Bara' about the Prophet’s appearance. He says he never saw any man more handsome in a Hullah than the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. He also says he saw the Prophet’s long hair coming almost to his shoulders. The wording is close to other red Hullah hadith reports, but here the focus is on the beauty of the Prophet [SAW] as seen by a Companion. The hadith does not ask readers to copy every detail as a separate command. It simply records what Al-Bara' saw. For searches like Prophet long hair hadith, red Hullah hadith, and description of Prophet Muhammad, this narration is very direct.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Bara' praised the Prophet’s appearance in a respectful way.
- The narration mentions long hair coming almost to the shoulders.
- The report teaches us to preserve authentic descriptions without adding more than the text says.
