Did it reach us authentically from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he forbade boys who shaved part of their head and left part of it? That is, did he forbid them from doing the *qa'rah* (shaving the head unevenly)?

The questioner : Hello.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I would like to ask about a hadith, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.

The questioner : I mean Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade boys who shaved part of their head and left part of it." Is this correct, O our Shaykh?

The Shaykh : It is correct and authentic.

The questioner : The hadith is authentic.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : It is in *Sahih Abu Dawud*.

The Shaykh : This is called *qa'rah* in the terminology of the Shari'ah.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And in some hadiths, he said: .

The questioner : Yes, okay, a second question, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Stop at this second question because I have guests.

The questioner : Oh, if you have guests, may Allah reward you with good. I entrust you to Allah, whose trust is never lost.

The Shaykh : Ask the second question and then let me go.

The questioner : How, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : You said you have a second question.

The questioner : You said to stop at the second one.

The Shaykh : Yes, at the second one, yes.

The questioner : I mean, I ask.

The questioner : Ask the second one.