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Sunan an-Nasai 5254 — Abdullah on Changing Allah's Creation
Cursing Al-Mutanammisat (The Women That Have Their Eyebrows Plucked) and Who Have Their Teeth Separated
Hadith About Changing Allah's Creation: Why Abdullah Repeated It
Sunan an-Nasai : 5254
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5254
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْمُتَنَمِّصَاتِ وَالْمُتَفَلِّجَاتِ وَالْمُتَوَشِّمَاتِ الْمُغَيِّرَاتِ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ . فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ وَمَا لِيَ لاَ أَقُولُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "May Allah curse Al-Mutanammisat and their teeth separated, who have tattoos done, changing the creation of Allah." A woman came to him and said: "Are you the one who said such-and-such?" He said: "Why should I not say what the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said?"
[1] Al-Mutanammişât : Most of them say it refers to women who have the hair on their eyebrows plucked, others say it includes the face, as has preceded, and others say it includes more than that, while some allow removing some of the hair by other means, since Nâmişah means similar to plucking.[2] That is, to make a gap between two of them.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5254In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 215English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5256
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5254
This hadith about changing Allah's creation records Abdullah saying that Allah curses Al-Mutanammisat, those who have their teeth separated, and those who have tattoos done, describing them as changing the creation of Allah. A woman came to him and questioned what he had said. Abdullah answered, "Why should I not say what the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said?" The core topic is changing Allah's creation, with named examples in the text. The narration is also important because it shows Abdullah standing by a Prophetic statement even when questioned. It does not add a new list of actions. It simply reinforces the warning about the acts already mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names eyebrow plucking, teeth separation, and tattoos.
- These acts are linked to changing the creation of Allah.
- Abdullah made clear that he was repeating what the Prophet [SAW] said.
- A believer should treat Prophetic words with respect when they are clearly reported.
