Sunan Abi Dawud

Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) — Hadith #4188

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul):Hadith 4188
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ - يَعْنِي - يَسْدِلُونَ أَشْعَارَهُمْ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تُعْجِبُهُ مُوَافَقَةُ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِهِ فَسَدَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاصِيَتَهُ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ بَعْدُ ‏.‏

The people of the Book used to let their hair hand down, and the polytheists used to part their hair. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like to confirm with the People of the Book in the matters about which he had received no command. Hence he Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) let his forelock hang down but afterwards he parted it.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Yahya bin Khlf al-Bahly يحيى بن خلف الباهلي أبو سلمة البصري → Abdul A'ala bin 'Abdul A'ala al-Sami عبد الأعلى بن عبد الأعلى البصري السامي → Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎ → Muhammad bin Ja'far bin al-Zubair محمد بن جعفر بن الزبير بن العوام → Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير → Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Chain Family Tree

6 narrators from originator to compiler

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Traditional grade: Sahih