48/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5094 — Curse on Hair Extensions
Woman who Affixes Hair Extensions
Hair Extensions in Islam: Hadith on the One Who Attaches and Requests
Sunan an-Nasai : 5094
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5094
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنِ امْرَأَتِهِ، فَاطِمَةَ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ .
Asma' bint Abu Bakr Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed the woman who affixes hair extensions and the woman who has that done.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5094In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 55English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5097
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5094
This narration from Asma' bint Abi Bakr is short and serious. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed the woman who affixes hair extensions and the woman who has that done. The core topic is hair extensions in Islam. The text names two sides of the act: the person who attaches the hair and the person who asks for it to be attached. It does not add a story or a list of exceptions in this narration. For readers searching for hair extensions hadith or Al-Wasilah wal-Mustawsilah, the main point is direct: the practice is strongly warned against in the wording reported here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions both the one who affixes hair extensions and the one who has it done.
- The wording shows a strong warning against this act.
- The narration teaches that responsibility may include both doing an act and seeking it.
