What is the ruling on tying up the hair during prayer?
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The questioner : The hadith that mentions tying up... the text of the hadith.
The Shaykh : The text of the hadith: there is a hadith in "Sahih Muslim" from the narration of Ibn Abbas that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He forbade tying up the garment and the hair during prayer," "He forbade tying up the garment and the hair during prayer." And there is another hadith that says:, .
The questioner : What does that mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That is what it means.
The Shaykh : It means, yes, meaning gathering the hair on top of his head here.
The questioner : ...braiding it, meaning.
The Shaykh : For example, braiding, if it is loose, is not tied up, but if these braids are gathered together, it becomes tied up, and this is not permissible. And the Messenger (peace be upon him) gave as an example for whoever does that the one who prays with his hands tied behind his back.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The hair is tied up like this.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is it. Once again, if you pray like this, you must untie it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : They are discussing...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : They are discussing and he comes down in front of...
The Shaykh : How does he come down in front of you when you are covering your head with the headscarf? How does he come down when you are wearing the headscarf?
The questioner : When I bow and prostrate.
The Shaykh : No, he does not come down.
The questioner : Do I leave it or braid it?
The Shaykh : You leave it.
The questioner : Is it the same for the woman in this case, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is the same for the woman, because the woman is the counterpart of the man. First, just as it is recommended for the man to gather his hands and not pray with his hands behind his back, so too for the woman. May peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : The text of the hadith: there is a hadith in "Sahih Muslim" from the narration of Ibn Abbas that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He forbade tying up the garment and the hair during prayer," "He forbade tying up the garment and the hair during prayer." And there is another hadith that says:
Like the one who prays with his hair tied up, like the one who prays with his hands tied behind his back
مثل الذي يصلي معقوص الشعر كمثل الذي يصلي مكتوف اليدينwith his hands tied behind his back
مكتوف اليدينThe questioner : What does that mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That is what it means.
The Shaykh : It means, yes,
Like the one who prays with his hair tied up
مثل الذي يصلي معقوص الشعرThe questioner : ...braiding it, meaning.
The Shaykh : For example, braiding, if it is loose, is not tied up, but if these braids are gathered together, it becomes tied up, and this is not permissible. And the Messenger (peace be upon him) gave as an example for whoever does that the one who prays with his hands tied behind his back.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The hair is tied up like this.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is it. Once again, if you pray like this, you must untie it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : They are discussing...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : They are discussing and he comes down in front of...
The Shaykh : How does he come down in front of you when you are covering your head with the headscarf? How does he come down when you are wearing the headscarf?
The questioner : When I bow and prostrate.
The Shaykh : No, he does not come down.
The questioner : Do I leave it or braid it?
The Shaykh : You leave it.
The questioner : Is it the same for the woman in this case, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is the same for the woman, because the woman is the counterpart of the man. First, just as it is recommended for the man to gather his hands and not pray with his hands behind his back, so too for the woman. May peace be upon you.
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