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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5048

Chapter: Concession for Shaving the Head

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5048

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى صَبِيًّا حَلَقَ بَعْضَ رَأْسِهِ وَتَرَكَ بَعْضَ فَنَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ ‏

"‏ احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that :

The Prophet [SAW] saw a boy, part of whose head had been shaven and part had been left. He forbade that and said: "Shave all of it, or leave all of it."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5048) and Abu Dawud (No. 4195).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 4195

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( اِحْلِقُوهُ كُلّه ) فِيهِ إِذْن فِي حَلْق الْكُلّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5048
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 5048
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5048

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4195

Shave it all or leave it all

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saw a boy who had part of his head shaved and part left unshaven, so he forbade them from doing this, and said: "Shave it all or leave it all."

احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Explained

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  • صحيح ابن حبان (5625)احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ ، أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ

On the same subject

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4427

Ibn ‘Umar told that when the Prophet saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven he forbade them to do that, saying, ‘‘Shave it al or leave it all." Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْضُ رَأْسِهِ وَتُرِكَ بَعْضُهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ: «احْلِقُوا كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوا كُلَّهُ» . رَوَاهُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

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