48/61. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5238 — The Prophet Parted His Hair
Parting the Hair
Hadith About Parting Hair: How the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Wore His Hair
Sunan an-Nasai : 5238
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5238
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَسْدُلُ شَعْرَهُ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ شُعُورَهُمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحِبُّ مُوَافَقَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ فِيهِ بِشَىْءٍ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ .
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] used to let his hair hang down (without a parting) and the Mushrikun used to part their hair. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] liked to act in accordance with the People of the Book, in matters where no specific command had been given to him. Then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] parted his hair after that.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5238In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 199English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5240
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5238
This Hadith about parting hair describes a change in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم hair practice. Ibn Abbas reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to let his hair hang down without a parting, while the Mushrikun used to part their hair. The report says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم liked to act in accordance with the People of the Book in matters where no specific command had been given to him. Then, after that, he parted his hair. The narration is descriptive and includes its own reasoned wording. For searches like Prophet parted his hair hadith, this text should be explained without adding outside stories beyond what it already says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith describes both letting the hair hang and later parting it.
- It states that this was in matters where no specific command had been given.
- The narration should be explained through its own wording, without adding extra stories.
