48/24. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5101 — Tattoos, Hair Extensions, and Plucking
Al-Mutanammisat (The Women That Have Their Eyebrows Plucked)
Hadith About Tattoos and Hair Extensions in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 5101
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5101
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ صَمْعَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ، تَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْوَاشِمَةِ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةِ وَالْوَاصِلَةِ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةِ وَالنَّامِصَةِ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةِ .
Aban bin Sam'ah Narrated from:
Aban bin Sam'ah narrated that his mother said: "I heard 'Aishah say: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has that done, the woman who affixes hair extensions and the woman who has that done, An-Namisah (the one who does the plucking) and Al-Mutanammisah (the one who has it done).'"
[1] Al-Mutanammişât and most of them say it refers to women who have the hair on their eyebrows plucked, others say it includes the face, as has preceded, and others say it includes more than that.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5101In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 62English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5104
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5101
This hadith about tattoos and hair extensions gives a clear list of actions the Messenger of Allah forbade. Aishah reports that he forbade the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has tattoos done. He also forbade the woman who affixes hair extensions and the woman who has that done. The narration also mentions An-Namisah, the one who does the plucking, and Al-Mutanammisah, the one who has it done. The main lesson is not to treat beauty as only a personal taste issue. Some forms of adornment are named directly in the hadith, so a believer should pause, respect the prophetic warning, and avoid making appearance more important than obedience.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith forbids both doing tattoos and having tattoos done.
- The hadith forbids both applying hair extensions and having them applied.
- The hadith names plucking and having plucking done among the forbidden actions.
- Personal beauty choices should be checked against prophetic guidance.
