48/11. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5066 — Hair Grooming
Letting the Hair Grow Long
Hair Grooming: Wa'il bin Hujr’s Hadith About Cutting Long Hair
Sunan an-Nasai : 5066
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5066
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ " ذُبَابٌ " . وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي فَقَالَ " إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ " .
Wa'il bin Hujr Narrated from:
I came to the Prophet [SAW] and I had long hair. He said: 'It is not good,' and I thought he meant me, so I went and cut my hair. He said: 'I did not mean you, but this is better.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5066In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 27English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5069
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5066
This hadith about hair grooming tells a small but useful story. Wa'il bin Hujr came to the Prophet [SAW] with long hair. The Prophet said, “It is not good,” and Wa'il thought the words were about him. So he went and cut his hair. After that, the Prophet [SAW] said, “I did not mean you, but this is better.” The text teaches careful listening and also shows that Wa'il wanted to respond quickly to what he thought was a Prophetic dislike. At the same time, the Prophet clarified the matter. For searches like cutting long hair hadith, Wa'il bin Hujr hair hadith, and Prophet long hair statement, the key is this careful exchange.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wa'il acted quickly after thinking the Prophet’s words applied to him.
- The Prophet [SAW] clarified that he had not meant Wa'il personally.
- The narration says Wa'il’s shorter hair was better in that situation.
