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Sunan an-Nasai 5236 — Calming Down Wild Hair
Calming Down One's Hair
Hadith About Wild Hair: Keep Your Hair Calm and Neat
Sunan an-Nasai : 5236
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5236
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عِيسَى، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَانَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَأَى رَجُلاً ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ فَقَالَ " أَمَا يَجِدُ هَذَا مَا يُسَكِّنُ بِهِ شَعْرَهُ " .
It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "The Prophet [SAW] came to us and saw a man with wild hair. He said: 'Could this man not find anything with which to calm down his hair?'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5236In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 197English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5238
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5236
This Hadith about wild hair shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticing a man whose hair was untidy. He said, “Could this man not find anything with which to calm down his hair?” The wording is gentle but clear. It points to basic hair care and a neat appearance. The text does not list a product or method, so the lesson is not tied to one tool. It is about avoiding a wild, neglected look when a person can set the hair down. For readers searching for hadith about messy hair or calm down hair hadith, this narration gives a simple reminder that appearance and cleanliness matter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed untidy hair and addressed it.
- The Hadith encourages calming and arranging the hair when possible.
- The text does not name a specific product, so the lesson remains general.
