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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ุงูุฌูุงุจ ุญุงู ุฏุงู ู ู ุตููุงู
In the name of Allฤh, 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 Allฤh 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 oneโs hair in a non-feminine manner is permissible. It is only forbidden during Salฤh as the Hadeeth mentions that it is a place where the Shaytan sits during oneโs Salฤh.
It is reported that a man once saw Sayyiduna Abu Rafiโ radhiyallahu anhu passing by Sayyiduna Hasan ibn Ali radhiyallahu anhu standing in Salฤh 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, โTurn to your Salฤh and do not be angry for I heard the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam say, โthis 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 manโs hair plaited whist standing in Salฤh. He instantly untied it and said, โI heard the Messenger of Allฤh sallallahu alayhi wasallam say that that โthe likeness of this one is that of a man who prays with his hands tied (behind his back).โโ[3] The Hadeeth therefore, as agreed by all of the scholars implies that it is disliked for a person to pray Salฤh 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 Allฤh.[5]
Hence, you may tie your hair in a manner that doesnโt 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 Salฤh.
ย [Allรฃh Knows Best]
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
ุจูุงุจู ุงูุชููููุจููุฏู
ููู ูุง ุฏูููู ุนููููููู ุงููุญูุฏููุซู ู ููู ูููููู ุดูุนูุฑููู ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู ููุงูู ุฅูููู ููุฑูุจู ู ูููููุจููููู ููุงูู ุบูุงููุจู ุฃูุญูููุงูููู ููููุงูู ุฑูุจููู ูุง ุทูุงูู ุญูุชููู ููุตููุฑู ุฐูุคูุงุจูุฉู ููููุชููุฎูุฐู ู ููููู ุนูููุงุฆูุตู ููุถูููุงุฆูุฑู ููู ูุง ุฃูุฎูุฑูุฌู ุฃูุจูู ุฏูุงููุฏู ููุงูุชููุฑูู ูุฐูููู ุจูุณูููุฏู ุญูุณููู ู ููู ุญูุฏููุซู ุฃูู ูู ููุงููุฆู ููุงููุชู ููุฏูู ู ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู ู ููููุฉู ูููููู ุฃูุฑูุจูุนู ุบูุฏูุงุฆูุฑู ููููู ููููุธู ุฃูุฑูุจูุนู ุถูููุงุฆูุฑู ููููู ุฑูููุงููุฉ ุจู ู ูุงุฌููู ุฃูุฑูุจูุนู ุบูุฏูุงุฆูุฑู ููุนูููู ุถูููุงุฆูุฑู ููุงููุบูุฏูุงุฆูุฑู ุจูุงููุบููููู ุงููู ูุนูุฌูู ูุฉู ุฌูู ูุนู ุบูุฏููุฑูุฉู ุจูููุฒููู ุนูุธููู ูุฉู ููุงูุถููููุงุฆูุฑู ุจูููุฒููููู ููุงููุบูุฏูุงุฆูุฑู ูููู ุงูุฐููููุงุฆูุจู ููุงูุถููููุงุฆูุฑู ูููู ุงููุนูููุงุฆูุตู ููุญูุงุตููู ุงููุฎูุจูุฑู ุฃูููู ุดูุนูุฑููู ุทูุงูู ุญูุชููู ุตูุงุฑู ุฐูููุงุฆูุจู ููุถููููุฑููู ุฃูุฑูุจูุนู ุนูููุงุฆูุตู ููููุฐูุง ู ูุญูู ูููู ุนูููู ุงููุญูุงูู ุงูููุชูู ููุจูุนูุฏู ุนูููุฏููู ุจูุชูุนููููุฏููู ุดูุนูุฑููู ูููููุง ูููููู ุญูุงููุฉู ุงูุดููุบููู ุจูุงูุณููููุฑู ููููุญููููู
[2] Abu Dawood No: 646
ุจูุงุจู ุงูุฑููุฌููู ููุตููููู ุนูุงููุตูุง ุดูุนูุฑููู
646 – ุญูุฏููุซูููุง ุงููุญูุณููู ุจููู ุนููููููุ ุญูุฏููุซูููุง ุนูุจูุฏู ุงูุฑููุฒููุงููุ ุนููู ุงุจููู ุฌูุฑูููุฌูุ ุญูุฏููุซูููู ุนูู ูุฑูุงูู ุจููู ู ููุณููุ ุนููู ุณูุนููุฏู ุจููู ุฃูุจูู ุณูุนููุฏู ุงููู ูููุจูุฑููููุ ููุญูุฏููุซู ุนููู ุฃูุจููููุ ุฃูููููู ุฑูุฃูู ุฃูุจูุง ุฑูุงููุนู ู ูููููู ุงููููุจูููู ุตููููู ุงูููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู ู ูุฑูู ุจูุญูุณููู ุจููู ุนูููููู ุนูููููููู ูุง ุงูุณููููุงู ูููููู ููุตููููู ููุงุฆูู ูุง ููููุฏู ุบูุฑูุฒู ุถูููุฑููู ููู ููููุงูู ููุญููููููุง ุฃูุจูู ุฑูุงููุนูุ ููุงููุชูููุชู ุญูุณููู ุฅููููููู ู ูุบูุถูุจูุง ููููุงูู ุฃูุจูู ุฑูุงููุนู: ุฃูููุจููู ุนูููู ุตูููุงุชููู ููููุง ุชูุบูุถูุจู ููุฅููููู ุณูู ูุนูุชู ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุตููููู ุงูููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู ููููููู: ยซุฐููููู ูููููู ุงูุดููููุทูุงููยป ููุนูููู ู ูููุนูุฏู ุงูุดููููุทูุงููุ ููุนูููู ู ูุบูุฑูุฒู ุถูููุฑููู
Tuhfadhul Ahwadhi vol 2, p. 325
ุจูุงุจ ู ูุง ุฌูุงุกู ููู ูุฑุงูุฉ ููููู ุงูุดููุนูุฑู ููู ุงูุตููููุงุฉู
ููููู ุฑูููุงููุฉู ุฃุจู ุฏุงูุฏ ููุฏ ุบุฑุฒ ุถูุฑู ุฃู ููู ุดูุนูุฑููู ููุฃูุฏูุฎููู ุฃูุทูุฑูุงูููู ููู ุฃูุตูููููู ููุงููู ูุฑูุงุฏู ู ููู ุงูุถููููุฑู ุงููู ูุถููููุฑู ู ููู ุงูุดููุนูุฑู ููุฃูุตููู ุงูุถููููุฑู ุงููููุชููู ููุงูุถูููููุฑู ููุงูุถููููุงุฆูุฑู ูููู ุงููุนูููุงุฆูุตู ุงููู ูุถููููุฑูุฉู ููุงูููู ุงููุฎูุทููุงุจูููู (ููู ููููุงูู) ุงููููููุง ุจูุงููููุงุฑูุณููููุฉู ูุณ ุณุฑ ููุฐููููุฑู ููููุคููููุซู (ููุญููููููุง) ุฃููู ุฃูุทููููู ุถูููุงุฆูุฑููู ุงููู ูุบูุฑููุฒูุฉู ููู ููุงู (ู ุบุถุจุง) ุจูุชุญ ุงูุถุงุฏ (ุฐูู) ุฃู ุงูุธูุฑ ุงููู ูุบูุฑููุฒู (ูููููู ุงูุดููููุทูุงูู) ุจูููุณูุฑู ุงููููุงูู ููุณูููููู ุงููููุงุกู ุฃููู ู ูููุถูุนู ููุนููุฏู ุงูุดููููุทูุงูู ููููู ุฑูููุงููุฉู ุฃูุจูู ุฏูุงููุฏู ุฐููููู ูููููู ุงูุดููููุทูุงูู ููุนูููู ู ูููุนูุฏู ุงูุดููููุทูุงูู ููุนูููู ู ูุบูุฑูุฒู ุถูููุฑููู
[3] Umdatul Qari vol 6, p. 91
(ุจุงุจู ุงูุณุฌููุฏู ุนูููู ุณูุจูุนูุฉู ุฃุนูุธูู ู)
ููููุงูู ุณูู ูุนุช ุงููููุจูู – ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู – ูููููู ุฐูููู ููู ุงูุดููููุทูุงู ุฃูู ููุงูู ู ููุนุฏ ุงูุดููููุทูุงู ููุนูููู ู ุบุฑุฒ ุถููุฑุชู ููููู ุงููู ุนุฑููุฉ ุฑููููุง ููู ุงูุญูุฏููุซ ุงูุซููุงุจูุช ” ุนูู ุงุจูู ุนูุจููุงุณ ุฃููู ุฑุฃู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุจู ุงููุญูุงุฑูุซ ููุตููููู ููุฑูุฃุณู ู ุนููุต ู ู ููุฑูุงุฆู ููููุงู ู ููุฑูุงุกู ููุฌุนู ูุญูู ููููุงูู ุณูู ูุนุช ุงููููุจูู – ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู – ุฅููููู ูุง ู ุซู ููุฐูุง ููู ุซู ุงูููุฐูู ููุตููููู ูููููู ู ูุชูู “
[4] Umdatul Qari vol 6, p. 91
(ุจุงุจู ุงูุณุฌููุฏู ุนูููู ุณูุจูุนูุฉู ุฃุนูุธูู ู)
ููุฏููู ุงูุญูุฏููุซ ุนูู ููุฑูุงููุฉ ุงูุตููููุงุฉ ูููููู ู ุนููุต ุงูุดูุนูุฑ ููููู ุนูุตู ูููููู ููู ุงูุตููููุงุฉ ููุณุฏุชู ุตููุงุชู ูุงูุนูุต ุฃูู ูุฌู ุน ุดุนุฑู ุนูู ูุณุท ุฑูุฃุณู ููุดุฏู ุจุฎูุท ุฃูู ุจุตู ุบ ููุชูุจุฏ ููุงูู ุงููุฌูู ููููุฑ ู ู ุงููุนูู ูุงุก ุฃูู ุงููููููู ููู ู ู ููุตููููู ููุฐูููู ุณูููุงุก ุชูุนูู ูุฏู ููุตููููุงุฉ ุฃูู ููุงูู ููุฐูููู ูุจูููุง ููู ูุนููู ุขุฎุฑ ููููุงูู ู ูุงูู ุงููููููู ูู ู ูุนู ุฐูููู ููุตููููุงุฉ ููุงูุตููุญููุญ ุงูุฃูู ูุฅูุทูููุงู ุงููุฃูุญูุงุฏููุซ. ููู ุงููุญูููู ูุฉ ููู ููุฐูุง ุงููููููู ุนูููู ุฃูู ุงูุดูุนูุฑ ูุณูุฌุฏ ู ูุนูู ููููููุฐูุง ู ุซูู ุจูุงูููุฐูู ููุตููููู ูููููู ู ูุชูู ููููุงูู ุงุจูู ุนู ุฑ ุฑูุถูู ุงููู ุชูุนูุงููู ุนูููููู ูุง ูุฑุฌู ุฑูุขูู ูุณูุฌุฏ ูููููู ู ุนููุต ุงูุดูุนูุฑ ุฃุฑูุณููู ูุณูุฌุฏ ู ูุนูู.
[5] Tuhfadhul Ahwadhi vol 2, p. 325
ุจูุงุจ ู ูุง ุฌูุงุกู ููู ูุฑุงูุฉ ููููู ุงูุดููุนูุฑู ููู ุงูุตููููุงุฉู
ููุฅููููู ูุง ุฃูู ูุฑููู ุจูุฅูุฑูุณูุงูู ุงูุดููุนูุฑู ููููุณูููุทู ุนูููู ุงููู ูููุถูุนู ุงูููุฐูู ููุตููููู ููููู ุตูุงุญูุจููู ู ููู ุงููุฃูุฑูุถู ููููุณูุฌูุฏู ู ูุนููู ููููุฏู ุฑููููู ุนููููู ุฃูููุถูุง ุนููููููู ุงูุณููููุงู ู ุฃูู ูุฑูุชู ุฃููู ุฃูุณูุฌูุฏู ุนูููู ุณูุจูุนูุฉู ุขุฑูุงุจู ููุฃููู ููุง ุฃูููููู ุดูุนูุฑูุง ููููุง ุซูููุจูุง ุงููุชูููู
