Can Men Braid their Hair like a Ponytail?

26th May 2021

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Question: I wanted to know is it haram for a man to Tie their hair, or can they tie it in a non-feminine way an example would be just to tie the top of the hair or even use a hairband?

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ุงู„ุฌูˆุงุจ ุญุงู…ุฏุงู‹ ูˆ ู…ุตู„ูŠุงู‹

In the name of Allฤh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer

As a general rule there is no harm for men to tie their long hair, that does not exceed the shoulder length, in a manner that does not resemble females using a band at the center or the top behind the head. It is not a problem either to use a hairband for males to keep their hairs kempt and not untidy. It is reported from Sayyidah Umme Hani radhiyallahu anha that on the day of conquest, the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam entered Makkah with his hair braided into four plats. Some have given the reason that he did this due to being preoccupied in traveling.[1] Whatever the reason being, plaiting oneโ€™s hair in a non-feminine manner is permissible. It is only forbidden during Salฤh as the Hadeeth mentions that it is a place where the Shaytan sits during oneโ€™s Salฤh.

It is reported that a man once saw Sayyiduna Abu Rafiโ€™ radhiyallahu anhu passing by Sayyiduna Hasan ibn Ali radhiyallahu anhu standing in Salฤh with his hair plaited behind his head.ย  Sayyiduna Abu Rafiโ€™ radhiyallahu anhu upon seeing it untied there and then. Sayyiduna Hasan immediately turned around angrily so Sayyiduna Abu Rafiโ€™ radhiyallahu anhu said, โ€œTurn to your Salฤh and do not be angry for I heard the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam say, โ€˜this is the seating place of Shaytanโ€™ in other words at the root of his plaited hair.โ€[2]

It is also reported that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas radhiyallahu anhu also did the same where he saw a manโ€™s hair plaited whist standing in Salฤh. He instantly untied it and said, โ€œI heard the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam say that that โ€˜the likeness of this one is that of a man who prays with his hands tied (behind his back).โ€™โ€[3] The Hadeeth therefore, as agreed by all of the scholars implies that it is disliked for a person to pray Salฤh with his hair plaited in a manner where he ties his hair behind his head with a band.[4] The wisdom behind that as scholars state is that it allows all of the hair to prostrate before Allฤh.[5]

Hence, you may tie your hair in a manner that doesnโ€™t resemble women (or those of sinful people) as mentioned so to keep the hair kempt. But according to the Prophetic Hadeeth you must release it before Salฤh.

 

 

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Written and researched by (Mufti) Abdul Waheed

Answer Attested by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam

JKN Fatawa Department

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[1] Ibn Hajar, Fathul Bari, vol 10, p. 360

ุจูŽุงุจู ุงู„ุชู‘ูŽู„ู’ุจููŠุฏู

ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุฏูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุฏููŠุซู ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูŽูˆู’ู†ู ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ู‚ูุฑู’ุจู ู…ูŽู†ู’ูƒูุจูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุบูŽุงู„ูุจูŽ ุฃูŽุญู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ู ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฑูุจู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุทูŽุงู„ูŽ ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽุตููŠุฑูŽ ุฐูุคูŽุงุจูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุชู‘ูŽุฎูุฐูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ุนูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆูุตูŽ ูˆูŽุถูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑูŽ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽ ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุฏูŽุงูˆูุฏูŽ ูˆูŽุงู„ุชู‘ูุฑู’ู…ูุฐููŠู‘ู ุจูุณูŽู†ูŽุฏู ุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุญูŽุฏููŠุซู ุฃูู…ู‘ู ู‡ูŽุงู†ูุฆู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ู‚ูŽุฏูู…ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ู…ูŽูƒู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนู ุบูŽุฏูŽุงุฆูุฑูŽ ูˆูŽูููŠ ู„ูŽูู’ุธู ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนู ุถูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑูŽ ูˆูŽูููŠ ุฑููˆูŽุงูŠูŽุฉ ุจู† ู…ูŽุงุฌูŽู‡ู’ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนู ุบูŽุฏูŽุงุฆูุฑูŽ ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ุถูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑูŽ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุบูŽุฏูŽุงุฆูุฑู ุจูุงู„ู’ุบูŽูŠู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุนู’ุฌูŽู…ูŽุฉู ุฌูŽู…ู’ุนู ุบูŽุฏููŠุฑูŽุฉู ุจููˆูŽุฒู’ู†ู ุนูŽุธููŠู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ุถู‘ูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑู ุจููˆูŽุฒู’ู†ูู‡ู ููŽุงู„ู’ุบูŽุฏูŽุงุฆูุฑู ู‡ููŠูŽ ุงู„ุฐู‘ูŽูˆูŽุงุฆูุจู ูˆูŽุงู„ุถู‘ูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑู ู‡ููŠูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆูุตู ููŽุญูŽุงุตูู„ู ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽุจูŽุฑู ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ุทูŽุงู„ูŽ ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุตูŽุงุฑูŽ ุฐูŽูˆูŽุงุฆูุจูŽ ููŽุถูŽูู‘ูŽุฑูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนูŽ ุนูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆูุตูŽ ูˆูŽู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ู…ูŽุญู’ู…ููˆู„ูŒ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุชููŠ ูŠูŽุจู’ุนูุฏู ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏูู‡ู ุจูุชูŽุนูŽู‡ู‘ูุฏูู‡ู ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽู‡ููŠูŽ ุญูŽุงู„ูŽุฉู ุงู„ุดู‘ูุบู’ู„ู ุจูุงู„ุณู‘ูŽููŽุฑู ูˆูŽู†ูŽุญู’ูˆูู‡ู

 

[2] Abu Dawood No: 646

ุจูŽุงุจู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌูู„ู ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ุนูŽุงู‚ูุตู‹ุง ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูŽู‡ู

646 – ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฒู‘ูŽุงู‚ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฌูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฌูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูู…ู’ุฑูŽุงู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุจูุฑููŠู‘ูุŒ ูŠูุญูŽุฏู‘ูุซู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุฑูŽุฃูŽู‰ ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ุฑูŽุงููุนู ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ู…ูŽุฑู‘ูŽ ุจูุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู… ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุบูŽุฑูŽุฒูŽ ุถูŽูู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ูููŠ ู‚ูŽููŽุงู‡ู ููŽุญูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุฑูŽุงููุนูุŒ ููŽุงู„ู’ุชูŽููŽุชูŽ ุญูŽุณูŽู†ูŒ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ู…ูุบู’ุถูŽุจู‹ุง ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุฑูŽุงููุนู: ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุจูู„ู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุตูŽู„ูŽุงุชููƒูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ุชูŽุบู’ุถูŽุจู’ ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุชู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู: ยซุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ูƒููู’ู„ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ูยป ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุนูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ูุŒ ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูŽุบู’ุฑูŽุฒูŽ ุถูŽูู’ุฑูู‡ู

 

Tuhfadhul Ahwadhi vol 2, p. 325

ุจูŽุงุจ ู…ูŽุง ุฌูŽุงุกูŽ ูููŠ ูƒุฑุงู‡ุฉ ูƒูŽูู‘ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุฑู ูููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉู

ูˆูŽูููŠ ุฑููˆูŽุงูŠูŽุฉู ุฃุจูŠ ุฏุงูˆุฏ ูˆู‚ุฏ ุบุฑุฒ ุถูุฑู‡ ุฃูŠ ู„ูˆู‰ ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽุฃูŽุฏู’ุฎูŽู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุทู’ุฑูŽุงููŽู‡ู ูููŠ ุฃูุตููˆู„ูู‡ู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ู…ูุฑูŽุงุฏู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุถู‘ูŽูู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุถู’ูููˆุฑู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุฑู ูˆูŽุฃูŽุตู’ู„ู ุงู„ุถู‘ูŽูู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ููŽุชู’ู„ู ูˆูŽุงู„ุถู‘ูŽูููŠุฑู ูˆูŽุงู„ุถู‘ูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑู ู‡ููŠูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽุงุฆูุตู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุถู’ูููˆุฑูŽุฉู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽุทู‘ูŽุงุจููŠู‘ู (ูููŠ ู‚ูŽููŽุงู‡ู) ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽููŽุง ุจูุงู„ู’ููŽุงุฑูุณููŠู‘ูŽุฉู ูŠุณ ุณุฑ ูŠูุฐูŽูƒู‘ูŽุฑู ูˆูŽูŠูุคูŽู†ู‘ูŽุซู (ููŽุญูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุง) ุฃูŽูŠู’ ุฃูŽุทู’ู„ูŽู‚ูŽ ุถูŽููŽุงุฆูุฑูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุบู’ุฑููˆุฒูŽุฉูŽ ูููŠ ู‚ูุงู‡ (ู…ุบุถุจุง) ุจูุชุญ ุงู„ุถุงุฏ (ุฐู„ูƒ) ุฃูŠ ุงู„ุธูุฑ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุบู’ุฑููˆุฒูŽ (ูƒููู’ู„ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู) ุจููƒูŽุณู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ูƒูŽุงูู ูˆูŽุณููƒููˆู†ู ุงู„ู’ููŽุงุกู ุฃูŽูŠู’ ู…ูŽูˆู’ุถูุนู ู‚ูุนููˆุฏู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู ูˆูŽูููŠ ุฑููˆูŽุงูŠูŽุฉู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฏูŽุงูˆูุฏูŽ ุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ูƒููู’ู„ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุนูŽุฏูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูŽุบู’ุฑูุฒูŽ ุถูŽูู’ุฑูู‡ู

 

[3] Umdatul Qari vol 6, p. 91

(ุจุงุจู ุงู„ุณุฌููˆุฏู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุณูŽุจู’ุนูŽุฉู ุฃุนู’ุธูู…ู)

ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนุช ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠ – ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู… ูŽ – ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ ุฐูŽู„ููƒ ูƒูู„ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู† ุฃูŽูˆ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู…ู‚ู’ุนุฏ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู† ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ู…ุบุฑุฒ ุถููŠุฑุชู‡ ูˆูŽูููŠ ุงู„ู’ู…ุนุฑููŽุฉ ุฑูˆูŠู†ูŽุง ูููŠ ุงู„ุญูŽุฏููŠุซ ุงู„ุซู‘ูŽุงุจูุช ” ุนูŽู† ุงุจู’ู† ุนูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุณ ุฃูŽู†ู‡ ุฑุฃู‰ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุงุฑูุซ ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุฃุณู‡ ู…ุนู‚ูˆุต ู…ู† ูˆูŽุฑูŽุงุฆู‡ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู…ูŽ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุงุกู‡ ููŽุฌุนู„ ูŠุญู„ู‡ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนุช ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠ – ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู… ูŽ – ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ู…ุซู„ ู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ูƒูŽู…ุซู„ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ูƒุชูˆู

[4] Umdatul Qari vol 6, p. 91

(ุจุงุจู ุงู„ุณุฌููˆุฏู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุณูŽุจู’ุนูŽุฉู ุฃุนู’ุธูู…ู)

ููŽุฏู„ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ุญูŽุฏููŠุซ ุนู„ู‰ ูƒูŽุฑูŽุงู‡ูŽุฉ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ุนู‚ูˆุต ุงู„ุดู‘ุนู’ุฑ ูˆูŽู„ูŽูˆ ุนู‚ุตู‡ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ูููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉ ููŽุณุฏุชู’ ุตู„ูŽุงุชู‡ ูˆุงู„ุนู‚ุต ุฃูŽู† ูŠุฌู…ุน ุดุนุฑู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุณุท ุฑูŽุฃุณู‡ ูˆูŠุดุฏู‡ ุจุฎูŠุท ุฃูŽูˆ ุจุตู…ุบ ู„ูŠุชู„ุจุฏ ูˆูŽุงูู‚ ุงู„ู’ุฌูู…ู’ู‡ููˆุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ู’ุนู„ู…ูŽุงุก ุฃูŽู† ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู’ูŠ ู„ูƒู„ ู…ู† ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ูƒูŽุฐูŽู„ููƒ ุณูŽูˆูŽุงุก ุชูŽุนูŽู…ู‘ุฏู‡ ู„ู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉ ุฃูŽูˆ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูƒูŽุฐูŽู„ููƒ ู‚ุจู„ู‡ูŽุง ู„ูู…ูŽุนู’ู†ู‰ ุขุฎุฑ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุงู„ูƒ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู’ูŠ ู„ู…ู† ูุนู„ ุฐูŽู„ููƒ ู„ู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉ ูˆูŽุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุญููŠุญ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ ู„ุฅูุทู’ู„ูŽุงู‚ ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุญูŽุงุฏููŠุซ. ู‚ูŠู„ ุงู„ู’ุญููƒู’ู…ูŽุฉ ูููŠ ู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู’ูŠ ุนูŽู†ู‡ู ุฃูŽู† ุงู„ุดู‘ุนู’ุฑ ูŠุณู’ุฌุฏ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ ูˆูŽู„ูู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ู…ุซู„ู‡ ุจูุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ูƒุชูˆู ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงุจู’ู† ุนู…ุฑ ุฑูŽุถููŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง ู„ุฑุฌู„ ุฑูŽุขู‡ู ูŠุณู’ุฌุฏ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ุนู‚ูˆุต ุงู„ุดู‘ุนู’ุฑ ุฃุฑู’ุณู„ู‡ู ูŠุณู’ุฌุฏ ู…ูŽุนูŽูƒ.

 

[5] Tuhfadhul Ahwadhi vol 2, p. 325

ุจูŽุงุจ ู…ูŽุง ุฌูŽุงุกูŽ ูููŠ ูƒุฑุงู‡ุฉ ูƒูŽูู‘ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุฑู ูููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงุฉู

ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู…ูŽุฑูŽู‡ู ุจูุฅูุฑู’ุณูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนู’ุฑู ู„ููŠูŽุณู’ู‚ูุทูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽูˆู’ุถูุนู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ูŠูุตูŽู„ู‘ููŠ ูููŠู‡ู ุตูŽุงุญูุจูู‡ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถู ููŽูŠูŽุณู’ุฌูุฏูŽ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ุฃูŽูŠู’ุถู‹ุง ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุฃูู…ูุฑู’ุชู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุณู’ุฌูุฏูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุณูŽุจู’ุนูŽุฉู ุขุฑูŽุงุจู ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ู’ ู„ูŽุง ุฃูŽูƒููู‘ูŽ ุดูŽุนู’ุฑู‹ุง ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ุซูŽูˆู’ุจู‹ุง ุงู†ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽู‰

 

Displaying the Hair of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam

26th November 2018

 

ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ูˆ ุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆ ุจุฑูƒุงุชู‡

Question. If the hair of the Holy Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam displayed in any museums then is it allowed to visit it?

  

ุงู„ุฌูˆุงุจ ุญุงู…ุฏุงู‹ ูˆ ู…ุตู„ูŠุงู‹

In the name of Allฤh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer

As far as visiting the hair of the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam is concerned its permissibility has been established in many authentic reports. Uthmฤn Ibn Abdullฤh radhiyallahu anhu relates that I once visited Sayyidah Umme Salamah radhiyallahu anha and she drew out for us a hair of the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam that was dyed.[1]

In this narration, Sayyidah Umme Salmah radhiyallahu anha showed to Uthmฤn the Prophetโ€™s sallallahu alayhi wasallam hair which she preserved after his demise. This establishes the permissibility of visiting the hair (or any other traces) that remains from the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam. One can seek barakah from the Prophetโ€™s sallallahu alayhi wasallam hair and seek treatment from it also. It has been reported that if any person was struck with an illness such as evil eye or something, then Sayyidah Umme Salmah radhiyallahu anha would send a container of water with the Prophetโ€™s sallallahu alayhi wasallam hair in it.[2]

Apart from Sayyidah Umme Salmah radhiyallahu anha, there were other companions who retained some hair of the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam for the purpose of Barakah (blessing) after his demise. Sayyidunฤ Khฤlid Ibn Waleed radhiyallahu anhu used to knit the hair of the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam to his hat which he used to wear in the battlefield.

These reports show that there are strong possibilities of the Prophetโ€™s sallallahu alayhi wasallam hair existing today. Nevertheless, to attribute the present-day hair of the Holy Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam exhibited in many museums such as in Turkey and very recently in Chechnya requires that it must be established from reliable source. In other words, it must be authentically established through reliable transmission that this is the very hair of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. If this is not the case then it falls under mere assumption, which means that one cannot attribute it to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam with certainty.

Therefore, one must primarily verify whether the present hair of Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam is authentic in itself and established through reliable sources or not. If this is not possible then the safest approach is not to have total reliance on it nor out rightly disapprove of it, rather best to consign its true knowledge to Allฤh Almighty.

 

 

[Allฤh Knows Best]

 

Written by (Mufti) Abdul Waheed

Answer Attested by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam

JKN Fatawa Department

 

 

[1] Bukhฤri, No:5897

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุณู’ู…ูŽุงุนููŠู„ูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽุงู…ูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุซู’ู…ูŽุงู†ูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽูˆู’ู‡ูŽุจูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฏูŽุฎูŽู„ู’ุชู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ยซ[ุต:161] ููŽุฃูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽุชู’ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุง ุดูŽุนูŽุฑู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุดูŽุนูŽุฑู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ู…ูŽุฎู’ุถููˆุจู‹ุงยป ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ู†ูุนูŽูŠู’ู…ู: ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู†ูุตูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุงู„ุฃูŽุดู’ุนูŽุซูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽูˆู’ู‡ูŽุจู: ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽุฑูŽุชู’ู‡ู ยซุดูŽุนูŽุฑูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุฃูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุฑูŽยป

[2] Bukhฤri, No:5896

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุณู’ู…ูŽุงุนููŠู„ูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฅูุณู’ุฑูŽุงุฆููŠู„ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุซู’ู…ูŽุงู†ูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽูˆู’ู‡ูŽุจูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽุฑู’ุณูŽู„ูŽู†ููŠ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ููŠ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ุฒูŽูˆู’ุฌู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุจูู‚ูŽุฏูŽุญู ู…ูู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงุกู – ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุจูŽุถูŽ ุฅูุณู’ุฑูŽุงุฆููŠู„ู ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽ ุฃูŽุตูŽุงุจูุนูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ู‚ูุตู‘ูŽุฉู – ูููŠู‡ู ุดูŽุนูŽุฑูŒ ู…ูู†ู’ ุดูŽุนูŽุฑู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฃูŽุตูŽุงุจูŽ ุงู„ุฅูู†ู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŽ ุนูŽูŠู’ู†ูŒ ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุดูŽูŠู’ุกูŒ ุจูŽุนูŽุซูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูŽุง ู…ูุฎู’ุถูŽุจูŽู‡ูุŒ ููŽุงุทู‘ูŽู„ูŽุนู’ุชู ูููŠ ุงู„ุฌูู„ู’ุฌูู„ูุŒ ููŽุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ุดูŽุนูŽุฑูŽุงุชู ุญูู…ู’ุฑู‹