Sunan Abi Dawud

Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) — Hadith #4198

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul):Hadith 4198
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ أَوْ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ الْخِتَانُ وَالاِسْتِحْدَادُ وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The inborn characteristics of man are five. Another version says: Five things are of the inborn characteristics of man: circumcision, shaving the pubes, plucking out hair under the armpit, paring the nails and clipping the moustaches.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي → Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر → Anas bin Abi Aans → Abdullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs bin 'Asim عبد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم

Chain Family Tree

4 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih