The Shaykh’s response to those who claim that shaving the hair other than in Hajj and 'Umrah is a sunnah?

Salman al-'Udah: This is related to his initial acquisition; because the sunnah is foreign, and he was eager for what he considers a sunnah in wearing the turban, but he overlooked a sunnah whose sunnah-ness is agreed upon, which is shaving the head for the one performing 'Umrah. This person is not performing 'Umrah, so why does his hair reach his ears or his shoulders? Why did he not shave his hair following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Until... among the last of the things that are observed... applying the sunnah is that some youth may disapprove of one who leaves the sunnah, they may disapprove of one who leaves it, and thereby the sunnah becomes an obligation, and perhaps this sunnah is a matter of disagreement, such as the sitting of rest or such as the greeting of the mosque during the prohibited times, so perhaps the young man disapproves.

The Shaykh : I did not understand the issue of the hair.
Salman al-'Udah: ... so that the appearance is more striking and more...

The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shave his hair, this means one of two things now we cannot say from the standpoint of objectivity or fanaticism against the one who is wrong, we cannot say that he is ignorant of what came in the books of biographies—especially al-Shama'il—that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had long hair, sometimes abundant, sometimes a thick mass, so the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not shave except in Hajj; so how does he attribute to him that he contradicted the sunnah of the Messenger and then respond? Because that means it is more beautiful and that means it is more pleasing to him and the like of that meaning; so either it is ignorance, and terrible ignorance for which he is not excused, given the fame of the fact that the Messenger’s hair was long, or it was a slip of the tongue.
The student : Yes, he—my Shaykh—you said the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shave in Hajj.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : And 'Umrah?

The Shaykh : We did not disagree about Hajj or 'Umrah, we know about Hajj.
The student : Yes, his objection to this brother is as if the brother is performing 'Umrah, Abu Muhammad, that is what appears?

The Shaykh: No.
The student : No, that is not what appears.

The Shaykh: No.
The student : And he does not object in general, saying why does he not shave in 'Umrah? Because he mentioned the issue of 'Umrah, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : I do not think so, when he saw the man, was he performing 'Umrah? He was not performing 'Umrah.
The student : He did not mention that.
Another student: He is saying—my Shaykh—why does he not shave in 'Umrah? So it is as if he estimates that this long hair—for example—must have passed over this man—for example—a 'Umrah and he did not shave his hair, let us repeat it, by Allah, O Shaykh, I heard the word 'Umrah.
Salman al-'Udah: He said, O my brother, this is the sunnah, and the caller to Allah must be distinguished from the people, and so on and so on, so when this young man informed me, I said to him: Subhan Allah! What is the matter with this person who was eager for the sunnah related to shortening the garment—for example—because the sunnah is foreign, and was eager for what he considers a sunnah in wearing the turban, but he overlooked a sunnah whose sunnah-ness is agreed upon, which is shaving the head for the one performing 'Umrah, this person is not performing 'Umrah; so what is the matter with his hair reaching...

The Shaykh : This person is not performing 'Umrah.
The student : He says as if this person is performing 'Umrah.
Another student: He is not performing 'Umrah.

The Shaykh : He is not performing 'Umrah, he says.
The student : Ah, he is not performing 'Umrah, yes.
Another student: But it is as if his tongue slipped in this, he wants to say: perhaps a 'Umrah passed over him.
Another student: This is it, this means seeking the context of the speech, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : O my brother, we did not disagree, suppose it is like this or like that, what comes out of it? What comes out of it is that he denies that the Messenger (peace be upon him) had long hair, he denies this, and if the intention from this review is to prove that he does not deny, no, his whole speech is denial.
The student : He—my Shaykh—as if he does not deny, and Allah knows best, O my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Bring it so we can see where?
The student : Because, excuse me—my Shaykh—he is saying why do you do this sunnah and left a sunnah.

The Shaykh : Where is the sunnah that was left?
The student : The one that was left is shaving or shortening when performing 'Umrah, so you took care of lengthening your hair, this is a sunnah, he acknowledges that it is a sunnah.

The Shaykh : Where is the acknowledgment?
Salman al-'Udah: One of the youth mentioned to me that some of the youth used to... sit in places in the Haram and wear clothes that attract attention, and the garment to the middle of the calf, and he had lengthened his hair until it reached his shoulders, so he says to me: I saw this young man and everyone who sees him must look at him, so I stopped him and said to him: Why do you do this? He said: O my brother, this is the sunnah, and the caller to Allah must be distinguished from the people, and so on and so on and so on, so when this young man informed me, I said to him: Subhan Allah! What is the matter with this person who was eager for the sunnah related to shortening the garment—for example—because it is a foreign sunnah, and was eager for what he considers a sunnah in wearing the turban, but he overlooked a sunnah whose sunnah-ness is agreed upon, which is shaving the head for the one performing 'Umrah, this person is not performing 'Umrah; so what is the matter with his hair reaching his ears?
The student : He touched on it, he did not...
Salman al-'Udah: Why did he not shave his hair following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The Shaykh : Here he establishes that the one performing 'Umrah shaves, well, this person is not performing 'Umrah and he testifies; so what is the point of blame on him?!