48/59. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5234 — Hair Halfway Down the Ears
Wearing One's Hair Long
Prophet’s Hair Length Hadith: Halfway Down His Ears
Sunan an-Nasai : 5234
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5234
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ شَعْرُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى نِصْفِ أُذُنَيْهِ .
It was narrated from Anas that: The hair of the Prophet [SAW] came halfway down his ears.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5234In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 195English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5236
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5234
This Prophet’s hair length Hadith is narrated from Anas. It says that the hair of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came halfway down his ears. The report is simple and focused. It does not discuss trimming rules or preference between different hair lengths. It only records a physical description of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. This matters because several narrations describe his hair at different lengths, and this one gives the wording of halfway down the ears. For searches like Prophet hair length hadith or Anas hair of Prophet hadith, the best explanation is to present the description plainly and avoid adding more than the text says.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas preserved a clear detail about the Prophet’s hair length.
- The Hadith is descriptive, not a long legal discussion.
- The wording should be understood as the specific description given in this narration.
