The hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He forbade grooming the hair except every other day”?

The questioner : The hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He forbade grooming the hair except every other day.”

The Shaykh : Yes, “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade grooming the hair except every other day”; that is, it is not befitting for a Muslim to make it his habit to attend to his adornment and to groom and comb his hair every day. It is sufficient for him to groom and comb his hair one day and not the next, not every day. This is due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of much luxury. Luxury is not befitting for men. Men must live and accustom themselves to a hard, severe life. This does not preclude them from enjoying themselves occasionally, and therefore he permitted grooming the hair every other day; that is, one day he grooms it, and one day he does not, in accordance with what we mentioned earlier, so as not to exaggerate in luxury, in preparation to be a strong man who prepares himself for jihad in the path of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He).
And whoever makes it his habit to adorn himself and to stand before the woman every day combing his hair; this associates him with women, and not with men. Therefore, he (peace and blessings be upon him) came with the approach that corrects the natures of men and makes them not imitate women. It is the woman who stands before the mirror every day, whereas the man should rise above being like women out of love for beauty and adornment.
And this does not preclude the Muslim from being adorned and beautiful, but in this manner and this manner. And this was the way of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He forbade much luxury, and the Messenger (peace be upon him) would wear what was available to him and adorn himself on the two festivals and on Friday. And thus our role model should be our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).