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Hadith 2

Hair

ENGLISH

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abu Qatada al-Ansari said to the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), "I have a lot of hair which comes down to my shoulders, shall I comb it?'' The Messenger of Allah. (ﷺ), said, "Yes, and honour it." Sometimes Abu Qatada oiled it twice in one day because the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said to him. "Honour it."

ARABIC

حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ لِي جُمَّةً أَفَأُرَجِّلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَأَكْرِمْهَا ‏"‏ فَكَانَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ رُبَّمَا دَهَنَهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ مَرَّتَيْنِ لِمَا قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ وَأَكْرِمْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Hadith referenceMuwatta Malik 2
CollectionMuwatta Malik
BookHair
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