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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Pilgrimage

Sahih Muslim 1246a

Chapter: It is permissible for the pilgrim performing Umrah to shorten his hair and he does not have to shave it. It is recommended for him to shave his hair or shorten it at Al-Marwah

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1246a

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لِي مُعَاوِيَةُ أَعَلِمْتَ أَنِّي

قَصَّرْتُ مِنْ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ الْمَرْوَةِ بِمِشْقَصٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لاَ أَعْلَمُ هَذَا إِلاَّ حُجَّةً عَلَيْكَ ‏.‏

Ibn Abbas reported that Mu'awiya had said to them:

Do you know that I clipped some hair from the head of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at al- Marwa with the help of a clipper? I said: I do not know it except as it verdict against you.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1246a).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( قَالَ اِبْن عَبَّاس : قَالَ لِي مُعَاوِيَة : أَعَلِمْت أَنِّي قَصَّرْت عَنْ رَأْس رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْد الْمَرْوَة بِمِشْقَصٍ ؟ فَقُلْت : لَا أَعْلَم هَذِهِ إِلَّا حُجَّة عَلَيْك ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى : ( قَصَّرْت عَنْ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِشْقَصٍ , وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَة , أَوْ رَأَيْته يُقَصَّر عَنْهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ , وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَة ). فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث جَوَاز الِاقْتِصَار عَلَى التَّقْصِير وَإِنْ كَانَ الْحَلْق أَفْضَل , وَسَوَاء فِي ذَلِكَ الْحَاجّ وَالْمُعْتَمِر , إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يُسْتَحَبّ لِلْمُتَمَتِّعِ أَنْ يُقَصِّر فِي الْعُمْرَة وَيَحْلِق فِي الْحَجّ لِيَقَع الْحَلْق فِي أَكْمَل الْعِبَادَتَيْنِ…

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (750)قَصَّرْتُ مِنْ رَأْسِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْمَرْوَةِ بِمِشْقَصٍ ؟
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (16073)قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْمَرْوَةِ بِمِشْقَصٍ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 1802

Ibn ‘Abbas said that Mu’awiyah reported to him I clipped some hair of the Prophet’s(ﷺ) head with a broad iron arrowhead at Al Marwah; or (he said) I saw him that the hair of his head was clipped with a broad iron arrowhead at Al Marwah. The narrator Ibn Khallad said in his version “Mu’awiyah said”…

قَصَّرْتُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِشْقَصٍ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ ‏.‏ أَوْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُقَصَّرُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ بِمِشْقَصٍ ‏

Narrated by Mu‘āwiyah + 5 other versions

Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 2989

"I cut a little from the ends of the hair of the Messenger of Allah with the eduge of an arrow that I had with me, after he had circumambulated the House, and performed Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, during the ten days." Qais said: "The people rebuked Muawiyah for that."

أَخَذْتُ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ شَعْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِشْقَصٍ كَانَ مَعِي بَعْدَ مَا طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَبِالصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فِي أَيَّامِ الْعَشْرِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Mu‘āwiyah

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