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Jami at-Tirmidhi 384 — Tied Hair During Prayer
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Gather The Hair During Salat
Hadith About Tied Hair During Salah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 384
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 384
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي وَقَدْ عَقَصَ ضَفِرَتَهُ فِي قَفَاهُ فَحَلَّهَا فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ الْحَسَنُ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ أَقْبِلْ عَلَى صَلاَتِكَ وَلاَ تَغْضَبْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " ذَلِكَ كِفْلُ الشَّيْطَانِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ مَعْقُوصٌ شَعْرُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى هُوَ الْقُرَشِيُّ الْمَكِّيُّ وَهُوَ أَخُو أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى .
Abu Rafi' Narrated from:
He Passed By Al-Hasan Bin Ali While He Was Performing Salat And He Had Gathered His Locks At The Back Of His Head, So He (Abu Rafi) Undid Them, And Al-Hasan Turned To Him Angrily. He Said: "Resume Your Salat And Do Not Be Angry, For Indeed I Heard Allah'S Messenger (S) Saying: 'That Is The Seat Of Ash-Shaitan.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 384In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 236English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 384
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 384
This Hadith focuses on hair during prayer. Abu Rafi passed by Al-Hasan bin Ali while he was praying, and Al-Hasan had gathered his locks at the back of his head. Abu Rafi untied them. When Al-Hasan turned angrily, Abu Rafi told him to return to his prayer and not be angry, because he heard Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say that this was the seat of Ash-Shaitan. The report also says that the people of knowledge disliked a man praying while his hair was tied up in this way. The main lesson is about humility and natural submission in salah. The Hadith about tied hair in prayer shows that even outward details can affect the proper manner of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not let anger distract him during prayer.
- The report discourages praying while the hair is tied up at the back.
- Prayer should be performed with calmness and humility.
- Correcting a prayer matter should be done while directing the person back to salah.
