Authentic Hadith pertaining to HAIR, BEARDS AND TATOOING Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference “The Gardens of Righteousness” translated and presented by Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens Allah.com Muhammad.com Mosque.com ©1984-2012 Darwish Family. All rights reserved BOOK 28 DYEING HAIR JEWS AND CHRISTIANS |H 1681 “The Jews and Christians do not dye their hair therefore you should do the opposite.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PROHIBITION OF A MAN DYEING HIS HAIR BLACK COLORING ONE'S HAIR |H 1682 “Abu Kahafah, the father of Abu Bakr was presented to the Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, on the day of the Opening of Mecca, and his hair and beard were white like the Thaghama white flowered plant. The Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘Change this color, but avoid black.’" Muslim with a chain up to Jabir who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. SHAVING ONE'S HEAD PARTIAL SHAVING OF THE HEAD IS FORBIDDEN |H 1683 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade shaving part of the head.” Bukhari with a chain up to ibn Omar who related this. EITHER SHAVE ALL YOUR HAIR OR LEAVE IT |H 1684 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, saw a boy with his head partially shaven. He forbade this, saying, ‘Either shave the whole of it or leave all of it.’” Abu Daud with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. SHAVING ONE'S HEAD |H 1685 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, permitted the family of Ja'far to mourn for him for three days. Then he went to them and said, ‘Do not weep for my brother after today.’ Then he said, ‘Bring my brother's sons to me.’ So they were brought to him feeling like forlorn chicks. He then said, ‘Send for a barber’ and when he came he told him to shave their heads, which he did.” Abu Daud with a chain up to Abdullah son of Ja'far who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. WOMEN ARE FORBIDDEN TO SHAVE THEIR HEAD |H 1686 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade women to shave their head.” Nisa'i with a chain up to Ali who related this. PROHIBITION OF WEARING A WIG, TATTOOING AND FILING TEETH Allah, the Exalted says: “Instead of Him they supplicate none but females, and indeed they supplicate to none except the rebellious satan whom Allah has cursed, and he (satan) said: 'Indeed, I will take to myself an appointed portion of Your worshipers, and lead them astray. I shall fill them with fancies and order them to cut off the ears of cattle. I shall order them to alter the creation of Allah,’ Indeed, whosoever chooses satan for a friend, instead of Allah, has surely suffered a clear loss.” 4:117-119 Koran WEARER OF A WIG IS CURSED |H 1688 “A woman asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, my daughter suffered from smallpox and her hair has fallen out. Now I have to celebrate her marriage. Can I get her a wig?’ He answered, ‘Allah has cursed the maker and the wearer of a wig.’" We are also informed: "The maker of a wig and she who desires a wig." Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. JEWS WHO WEAR WIGS |H 1689 “I (Humaid, the son of Abdur Rahman) heard Mu'awiah say when he stood on the pulpit during his pilgrimage. First of all he took hold of a handful hair from the hands of a guard and then said: ‘O people of Medina, where are the scholars? I heard the Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, forbid this and say, 'The Children of Israel were ruined when their women took to wearing this kind of thing.'" Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Humaid, the son of Abdur Rahman who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. TATTOOIST AND THE TATTOOED ARE CURSED |H 1690 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, cursed the maker and wearer of a wig and the tattooist and the one who is tattooed.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. TEETH FILING, AND HAIR PLUCKING |H 1691 “He (ibn Mas'ud) said, ‘Allah has cursed tattooists and those who are tattooed. Those women who have their teeth filed for beauty. Those who have their hair plucked and thus alter the creation of Allah.’ A woman asked him, ‘What is all this?’ He answered, ‘Why shouldn't I curse those whom the Prophet cursed? Allah, the Exalted says in His Book: Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain.'" 59.7 Koran Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Mas'ud who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PROHIBITION OF PLUCKING GRAY OR WHITE HAIR FROM THE BEARD OR HEAD WHITE HAIR IS A LIGHT FOR A MUSLIM ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT |H 1692 “Do not pluck out white hair because they are light for a Muslim on the Day of Judgement.” Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Amr the son of Shu'aib who related on the authority of his father and grandfather that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. REJECTED PRACTICES |H 1693 “Whosoever practices an act which is not according to our ordinance, it is rejected.” Muslim with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah said this. INDEX HAIR, BEARDS AND TATOOING BOOK 28 DYEING HAIR JEWS AND CHRISTIANS PROHIBITION OF A MAN DYEING HIS HAIR BLACK COLORING ONE'S HAIR SHAVING ONE'S HEAD PARTIAL SHAVING OF THE HEAD IS FORBIDDEN EITHER SHAVE ALL YOUR HAIR OR LEAVE IT SHAVING ONE'S HEAD WOMEN ARE FORBIDDEN TO SHAVE THEIR HEAD PROHIBITION OF WEARING A WIG, TATTOOING AND FILING TEETH KORAN WEARER OF A WIG IS CURSED JEWS WHO WEAR WIGS TATTOOIST AND THE TATTOOED ARE CURSED TEETH FILING, AND HAIR PLUCKING PROHIBITION OF PLUCKING GRAY OR WHITE HAIR FROM THE BEARD OR HEAD WHITE HAIR IS A LIGHT FOR A MUSLIM ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT REJECTED PRACTICES