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Sunan Ibn Majah 1987

Chapter: Those who put extensions in hair and those who make tattoos

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 1987

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ

لَعَنَ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:

the Prophet cursed the woman who does hair extensions and the one who has that done, and the woman who does tattoos and the one who has that done.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1987), Al-Bukhari (No. 5937, 5940, 5947), Muslim (No. 2124a), Abu Dawud (No. 4168), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1759, 2783), An-Nasa’i (No. 5096) and Ahmad (No. 4494).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 5947

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( لَعَنَ اللَّه الْوَاصِلَة ) هِيَ الَّتِي تَصِلُ الشَّعْر بِشَعْرٍ آخِر سَوَاء اِتَّصَلَ بِشَعْرِهَا أَوْ بِشَعْرِ غَيْرهَا ( وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَة ) الَّتِي تَأْمُر مَنْ يَفْعَل بِهَا ذَلِكَ وَكَذَلِكَ الْوَاشِمَة وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَة وَالْوَشْم غَرْز الْإِبْرَة فِي الْوَجْه ثُمَّ يُحْشَى كُحْلًا أَوْ غَيْره قِيلَ هَذَا وَنَحْوه لَيْسَ دُعَاء مِنْهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْإِبْعَادِ بَلْ ذَلِكَ إِخْبَار أَنَّ اللَّه تَعَالَى لَعَنَ هَؤُلَاءِ لِأَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا وَقَدْ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِن لَا يَكُون لَعَّانًا قُلْت لَعَنَ الشَّيْطَان وَغَيْره وَأَرَادَ وَقَدْ قَالَ تَعَالَى ( أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ و…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1987
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1987
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 1987
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1987

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5937

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah has cursed such a lady as lengthens (her or someone else's) hair artificially or gets it lengthened, and also a lady who tattoos (herself or someone else) or gets herself tattooed.

لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَافِعٌ الْوَشْمُ فِي اللِّثَةِ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5940

The Prophet (ﷺ) has cursed the lady who lengthens her hair artificially and the one who gets her hair lengthened, and also the lady who tattoos (herself or others) and the one who gets herself tattooed.

لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5947

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the woman who adds hair extensions and the one who asks for it to be added, and the woman who tattoos and the one who asks to be tattooed

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the woman who adds hair extensions and the one who asks for it to be added, and the woman who tattoos and the one who asks to be tattooed.

لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1759

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah has cursed the woman who artificially lengthens and the woman who seeks to have her hair artificially lengthened, and the woman who tattoos and the woman who seeks tattooed." Nafi' (one of the narrators) said: "Tattooing was on the gums." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This…

"‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 4494

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1022

"The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the woman who joins false hair to her real hair [extensions] and the one who asks for it to be done to her; and the woman who tattoos (others) and the one who has it done (for her). [Agreed upon].

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏- رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-لَعَنَ اَلْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ , وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 4430

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet as saying, “God has cursed the woman who adds some false hair and the woman who asks for it, the woman who tattoos and the woman who asks for it.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ والواشمة والمستوشمة»

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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