48/27. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5110 — Prohibition on Filing Teeth and Tattoos
Prohibition on Filing (The Teeth)
Hadith About Filing Teeth, Tattoos, and Plucking Hair
Sunan an-Nasai : 5110
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5110
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحُصَيْنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ هُوَ وَصَاحِبٌ لَهُ يَلْزَمَانِ أَبَا رَيْحَانَةَ يَتَعَلَّمَانِ مِنْهُ خَيْرًا قَالَ فَحَضَرَ صَاحِبِي يَوْمًا فَأَخْبَرَنِي صَاحِبِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا رَيْحَانَةَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَرَّمَ الْوَشْرَ وَالْوَشْمَ وَالنَّتْفَ .
Abu Al-Husain Al-Himyari Narrated from:
It was narrated from Abu Al-Husain Al-Himyari that : He and a companion of his used to stay with Abu Raihanah to learn good things from him. He said: "One day my companion came and told me that he heard Abu Raihanah say: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade filing (the teeth), tattoos, and plucking hairs.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5110In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5113
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5110
This hadith about filing teeth comes through Abu Al-Husain Al-Himyari, who says he and a companion used to stay with Abu Raihanah to learn good things from him. His companion later told him that he heard Abu Raihanah say that the Messenger of Allah forbade filing the teeth, tattoos, and plucking hairs. The narration has a simple lesson about learning and action. These men were staying with a teacher to learn good things, and what was reported from that learning was a warning about certain adornment practices. The text names three actions, so the explanation should stay with those: filing teeth, tattooing, and plucking. It calls the reader to careful personal grooming.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration shows people staying with Abu Raihanah to learn good things.
- The Prophet’s prohibition in the report includes filing the teeth.
- The report also mentions tattoos.
- The report also mentions plucking hairs.
