48/59. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5235 — The Prophet's Hair Reached His Shoulders
Wearing One's Hair Long
Hadith About the Prophet’s Hair Reaching His Shoulders
Sunan an-Nasai : 5235
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5235
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَضْرِبُ شَعْرُهُ إِلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ .
It was narrated from Anas that: The hair of the Prophet [SAW] came down to his shoulders.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5235In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 196English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5237
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5235
This Hadith about the Prophet’s hair reaching his shoulders comes from Anas. It states that the Prophet’s hair came down to his shoulders. Like other appearance narrations, it gives a description rather than a long instruction. A reader should not mix it with unrelated rulings or assume every detail applies in every situation. The value of the Hadith is that it helps Muslims know how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was described by those who saw him. For search terms like Prophet hair shoulder length hadith, this narration is direct and easy to understand. It also shows the care of the companions in preserving physical details.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith records that the Prophet’s hair reached his shoulders.
- It is a description from Anas, not a broad discussion of hairstyles.
- The companions preserved even simple details about the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
