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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5058

Chapter: Combing the Hair Every Other Day

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5058

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ كَهْمَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامِلاً بِمِصْرَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ شَعِثُ الرَّأْسِ مُشْعَانٌّ قَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُشْعَانًّا وَأَنْتَ أَمِيرٌ قَالَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَنْهَانَا عَنِ الإِرْفَاهِ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا وَمَا الإِرْفَاهُ قَالَ التَّرَجُّلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Shaqiq said:

"One of the Companions of the Prophet [SAW] was a governor in Egypt, and one of his companions came to him and found him with unkempt, wild hair. He said: 'How come I see you with wild hair when you are a governor?' He said: 'The Prophet of Allah [SAW] forbade us from Al-Irfah,' and we said: 'What is Al-Irfah?' He said: 'To comb your hair every day.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5058).

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

قَوْله ( شَعِث الرَّأْس ) بِفَتْحِ شِين مُعْجَمَة وَكَسْر عَيْن مُهْمَلَة أَيْ مُتَفَرِّق الشَّعْر ( مُشْعَانّ ) بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَسُكُون الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَعَيْن مُهْمَلَة وَآخِره نُون مُشَدَّدَة هُوَ الْمُتَنَفِّس الشَّعْر الثَّائِر الرَّأْس يُقَال رَجُل مشعان وَمُشْعَانّ الرَّأْس وَشَعْر مشعان وَالْمِيم زَائِدَة ( عَنْ الْإِرْفَاه ) بِكَسْرِ الْهَمْزَة عَلَى الْمَصْدَر وَالْمُرَاد كَثْرَة التَّدَهُّن وَالتَّنَعُّم وَقِيلَ التَّوَسُّع فِي الْمَطْعَم وَالْمَشْرَب لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ زِيّ الْأَعَاجِم وَأَرْبَاب الدُّنْيَا وَتَفْسِير الصَّحَابِيّ يُغْنِي عَمَّا ذَكَرُوا فَهُوَ أَعْلَم بِالْمُرَادِ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5058
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 5058
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5058

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Also reported by… (3)
  • الاستذكار (1136)يَنْهَانَا عَنِ الإِرْفَاهِ
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (4390)يَنْهَانَا عَنِ الإِرْفَاهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8968)يَنْهَانَا عَنِ الإِرْفَاهِ ، قُلْنَا : مَا الإِرْفَاهُ ؟ قَالَ : التَّرَجُّلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ

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وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِفَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ: مَا لِي أَرَاكَ شَعِثًا؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَنْهَانَا عَنْ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الإِرفاه…

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5239

A man from among the Companions of the Prophet [SAW] who was called 'Ubaid said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] used to forbid too much of Al-Irfah." Ibn Buraidah was asked what too much of Al-Irfah meant, and he said: "It includes combing the hair."

يَنْهَى عَنْ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الإِرْفَاهِ ‏.‏ سُئِلَ ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنِ الإِرْفَاهِ قَالَ مِنْهُ التَّرَجُّلُ

Narrated by Fadāla ibn Ubayd

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