The Ruling on Nourishing and Lengthening the Hair of the Head
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Question:
And the religion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not to be a means of punishment in trust, nor is it to be a means of [unclear]. May Allah grant success to the owner of the hair.
Answer:
No, this falls under the category of the Sunnah, because cleaning and beautifying the hair of the head is adornment, and it is a Sunnah that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. As for the front of the head, if it is dirty or has fluid on it, this falls under the category of disfigurement, and disfigurement is disliked. Yes. Yes. It is a Sunnah to do it in the manner reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for lengthening it in imitation of the disbelievers, this is forbidden because it is imitating the disbelievers.
The one who nourishes the hair of his head, if he does so in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is recommended. But if he nourishes it in the manner of the disbelievers, in the manner of the disbelievers now, this is forbidden because it is imitating the disbelievers. For this reason, Imam Ahmad says that...
...that leaving the hair [long] or nourishing the hair of the head is a Sunnah. If we were able to do it, we would do it. If we were able to do it, we would do it. But it has a cost and hardship. The one who is able to bear the cost and hardship, and who tends to his head, beautifies it, combs it, and parts it in the middle as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, does this. But the poor man who leaves it as a flying mess, or leaves it in the shape seen in newspapers and magazines, or in the shape the disbelievers do, this is not permissible.
And the religion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not to be a means of punishment in trust, nor is it to be a means of [unclear]. May Allah grant success to the owner of the hair.
Answer:
No, this falls under the category of the Sunnah, because cleaning and beautifying the hair of the head is adornment, and it is a Sunnah that Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. As for the front of the head, if it is dirty or has fluid on it, this falls under the category of disfigurement, and disfigurement is disliked. Yes. Yes. It is a Sunnah to do it in the manner reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for lengthening it in imitation of the disbelievers, this is forbidden because it is imitating the disbelievers.
The one who nourishes the hair of his head, if he does so in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is recommended. But if he nourishes it in the manner of the disbelievers, in the manner of the disbelievers now, this is forbidden because it is imitating the disbelievers. For this reason, Imam Ahmad says that...
...that leaving the hair [long] or nourishing the hair of the head is a Sunnah. If we were able to do it, we would do it. If we were able to do it, we would do it. But it has a cost and hardship. The one who is able to bear the cost and hardship, and who tends to his head, beautifies it, combs it, and parts it in the middle as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, does this. But the poor man who leaves it as a flying mess, or leaves it in the shape seen in newspapers and magazines, or in the shape the disbelievers do, this is not permissible.
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