Parting the Hair
باب فَرْقِ الشَّعْرِ
Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book of Adornment(view book)
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5238
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to let his hair hang down (without a parting) and the Mushrikun used to part their hair. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked to act in accordance with the People of the Book, in matters where no specific command had been given to him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ parted his hair after that.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْدُلُ شَعْرَهُ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ شُعُورَهُمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ مُوَافَقَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ فِيهِ بِشَىْءٍ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ .