The meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "May you be barren and bald"
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "May you be barren and bald, O our Bedouin women?"
Answer:
These are words that were used in the time of the Arabs without any intended meaning. The meaning of "barren and bald" is: if something befalls you that makes you barren and bald, but it is not to be considered. And if your hand is rubbed, may your mother have eaten you. These are words they say that have no intended meaning. Yes.
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "May you be barren and bald, O our Bedouin women?"
Answer:
These are words that were used in the time of the Arabs without any intended meaning. The meaning of "barren and bald" is: if something befalls you that makes you barren and bald, but it is not to be considered. And if your hand is rubbed, may your mother have eaten you. These are words they say that have no intended meaning. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٥ — archive.org (53:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.