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Sunan Abu DawudCombing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4194

Chapter: A Boy With A Lock Of Hair

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4194

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4194).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( نَهَى عَنْ الْقَزَع وَهُوَ أَنْ يُحْلَق رَأْس الصَّبِيّ وَيُتْرَك لَهُ ذُؤَابَة ) : هَكَذَا جَاءَ تَفْسِير الْقَزَع فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث , وَالصَّحِيح مَا فَسَّرَ بِهِ نَافِع كَمَا قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : وَقَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح بَعْد ذِكْر هَذَا الْحَدِيث : مَا أَعْرِف الَّذِي فَسَّرَ الْقَزَع بِذَلِكَ , فَقَدْ أَخْرَجَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ مِنْ حَدِيث أَنَس كَانَتْ لِي ذُؤَابَة فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي لَا أَجُزّهَا الْحَدِيث اِنْتَهَى. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4194
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 4194
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4194

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5920

that `Umar bin Nafi` told him that Nafi`, Maula `Abdullah had heard `Umar saying, "I heard Allah's Apostle forbidding Al-Qaza'." 'Ubaidullah added: I said, "What is Al-Qaza'?" 'Ubaidullah pointed (towards his head) to show us and added, "Nafi` said, 'It is when a boy has his head shaved leaving a…

أَمَّا الْقُصَّةُ وَالْقَفَا لِلْغُلاَمِ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِمَا وَلَكِنَّ الْقَزَعَ أَنْ يُتْرَكَ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ شَعَرٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ غَيْرُهُ، وَكَذَلِكَ شَقُّ رَأْسِهِ هَذَا وَهَذَا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4426

Nafi‘ quoted Ibn ‘Umar as saying he had heard the Prophet forbidding qaza'. Nafi' was asked what qaza’ was and replied that it was having part of a boy’s head shaved arid leaving part unshaven. (Bukhari and Muslim.) Some made the explanation a part of the tradition.

وَعَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْهَى عَنِ الْقَزَعِ. قِيلَ لِنَافِعٍ: مَا الْقَزَعُ؟ قَالَ: يُحْلَقُ بعضُ رَأس الصبيِّ وَيتْرك البعضُ وَألْحق بَعضهم…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

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