What is the ruling on growing long hair on the head for men?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on growing long hair on the head for men?
The Shaykh : The ruling on growing long hair on the head for men is that it is among the permissible matters, not among the recommended ones. It is permissible, meaning it is permissible for a person to keep his head hair and it is permissible for him to shave it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a boy who had shaved part of his head and left part of it, so he forbade that and said:.
And if keeping the hair is among the permissible matters, then a person should look at the custom of the people in the country where he is. If their custom is to shave the hair, let him shave so that he does not stand out among them.
And if it is their custom not to shave, he should not shave so that he does not stand out among them. And if the people do not care whether a person shaves or keeps his hair, then he has the choice: if he wishes, he shaves, and if he wishes, he keeps it. We do not prefer one over the other.
The Shaykh : The ruling on growing long hair on the head for men is that it is among the permissible matters, not among the recommended ones. It is permissible, meaning it is permissible for a person to keep his head hair and it is permissible for him to shave it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a boy who had shaved part of his head and left part of it, so he forbade that and said:
Shave it all or leave it all.
احلقه كله أو اتركه كلهAnd if keeping the hair is among the permissible matters, then a person should look at the custom of the people in the country where he is. If their custom is to shave the hair, let him shave so that he does not stand out among them.
And if it is their custom not to shave, he should not shave so that he does not stand out among them. And if the people do not care whether a person shaves or keeps his hair, then he has the choice: if he wishes, he shaves, and if he wishes, he keeps it. We do not prefer one over the other.