What is the authenticity of the hadith: (He forbade combing the hair except when it is dry) and what is its meaning?

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The Shaykh : .

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The Shaykh : What we had concluded was that it is an authentic hadith, and its meaning is clear because it is part of the hadith that says: which is indulgence and a person’s concern with the grooming of his body and his clothes. So, although a person is obligated to display the effects of Allah’s blessings upon him, on the other hand, he should not pay too much attention to fixing his appearance, because this indicates some exaggeration in indulgence. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: : meaning: Beware of exaggeration in indulgence, for the servants of Allah are not those who indulge in luxury. As for His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: this verse does not contradict the aforementioned hadith; rather, the verse is explained by the hadith, as is the rule. Our Lord has not forbidden His servants the permissible blessings within the limits of the established Sunnah. Among this is that He forbade exaggeration in indulgence, as in this hadith. And he (peace be upon him) said on the occasion of a well-known hadith—if Allah wills—you have it, when he said: then the second and third mentioned the sandal and the whip, and every time he said to them, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him: then he (peace be upon him) said: This is the arrogance of which, if a person has even an atom’s weight of it, he will not enter Paradise, as he (peace be upon him) said. This combing that is forbidden is in the category of moderating indulgence and moderating luxury, so there is no disagreement on that.