Prohibition of Qaza Haircut
Total Hadiths 5
What Does Islam Say About the Qaza Haircut? Authentic Hadith Guide
These authentic collections outline clear prophetic guidance regarding the prohibition of Qaza haircut rules in Islam. In these narrations, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) explicitly forbade qaza, which means shaving a portion of a boy's head while leaving another part unshaven or keeping a hanging lock of hair. Upon seeing a child with an unevenly shaved head, the Prophet (ﷺ) instructed people to either shave it all or leave it all entirely. Furthermore, according to Islamic scholars, maintaining specific modern hairstyles that resemble these forbidden patterns contradicts the Sunnah. The text also records that while the Prophet (ﷺ) occasionally blessed or held children's natural long locks, he advised cutting or completely shaving distinct patches or double locks, explicitly noting that partial shaving reflects the fashion of the Jews, thereby emphasizing a distinct Islamic identity.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، - قَالَ أَحْمَدُ كَانَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْقَزَعِ وَالْقَزَعُ أَنْ يُحْلَقَ رَأْسُ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُتْرَكَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ .
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade qaza'. Qaza' means having part of a boy's head shaved and leaving part unshaven.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4193In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 35English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4181
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْقَزَعِ وَهُوَ أَنْ يُحْلَقَ رَأْسُ الصَّبِيِّ فَتُتْرَكَ لَهُ ذُؤَابَةٌ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade qaza' which means that the head of a boy is shaved and a lock is left.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4194In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 36English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4182
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَتْ لِي ذُؤَابَةٌ فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي لاَ أَجُزُّهَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمُدُّهَا وَيَأْخُذُ بِهَا .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
I had a hanging lock of hair. My mother said to me: I shall not cut it, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to stretch it our and hold it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4196In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 38English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4184
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَحَدَّثَتْنِي أُخْتِي الْمُغِيرَةُ، قَالَتْ وَأَنْتَ يَوْمَئِذٍ غُلاَمٌ وَلَكَ قَرْنَانِ أَوْ قُصَّتَانِ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَكَ وَبَرَّكَ عَلَيْكَ وَقَالَ " احْلِقُوا هَذَيْنِ أَوْ قُصُّوهُمَا فَإِنَّ هَذَا زِيُّ الْيَهُودِ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Al-Hajjaj ibn Hassan said: We entered upon Anas ibn Malik. My sister al-Mughirah said: You were a boy in those days and you had two locks of hair. He (Anas) rubbed your head and invoked blessing on you. He said: Shave them (i.e. the locks) or clip them, for this is the fashion of the Jews.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4197In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 39English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4185
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ وَتُرِكَ بَعْضُهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ " احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven. He forbade them to do that, saying: Shave it all or leave it all.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4195In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 37English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4183
