48/58. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5229 — The Prophet Forbade Al-Qaza
Mentioning the Prohibition of Shaving Part of a Boy's Head and Leaving Part
Hadith on Qaza Haircut: Ibn Umar’s Report
Sunan an-Nasai : 5229
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5229
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَى عَنِ الْقَزَعِ .
Ibn 'Umar said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbidding Al-Qaza' (shaving part of the head and leaving part)."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5229In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 190English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5231
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5229
This Hadith on qaza haircut comes through Ibn Umar, who said that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbidding Al-Qaza. The translation explains Al-Qaza as shaving part of the head and leaving part. The strength of this narration, for a reader, is its directness. It is not presented as a personal dislike of a narrator; it is reported as something heard from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. People searching for Ibn Umar qaza hadith should understand the key point without adding modern names to the text. The ruling mentioned here is about the described act itself: partial shaving with another part left.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar reports that he heard the prohibition from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Al-Qaza is explained here as shaving part of the head and leaving part.
- The Hadith should be applied with care, without forcing unrelated styles into the wording.
