Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "And Ahmad also said
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The Shaykh : As for shaving the head, it is necessary that if one shaves the front, one must shave the back, otherwise one falls into what was prohibited, namely qaza' (shaving patches).
The student: "And Ahmad also said: There is no harm in shaving the back of the head during cupping. Ibn Mansur narrated from him, saying: I asked Ahmad about shaving the back of the head, and he said: I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim that he disliked qarda".
The Shaykh : qarda yirqus.
The reader: He said: "In seven [manuscripts] it is in B: qarda yirqus, and in J: qarda yirqus, and in D: dabirqus. I did not find this word in the references I consulted, but I understand from the context here that it means shaving the back of the head, and I am inclined to think it is Persian, and Allah knows best".
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning; it is apparent that it is Persian and that it means the back of the head.
The reader: He said: "I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim".
The Shaykh : Do you know anything about this, O 'Abdullah?
The student: The known one is not this.
The Shaykh : What is the known one?
The student: The known one is qardal.
The Shaykh : Jirdal?
The student: No, qardal, with a qaf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: We have qarda yirqus.
The Shaykh : Qarda.
The student: Yes, he says qardal, yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning shaving the back of the head, in your terminology.
The student: A name for the neck.
The Shaykh : For the neck?
The student: Yes, qardal means a name for the neck.
The Shaykh : A name for the neck?
The student: The neck.
The Shaykh : Ah, a name for the neck, yes. It is possible that the time has changed greatly.
The student: Perhaps yirqus means shaving, and qardal means neck, meaning shaving the neck.
The Shaykh : Okay, perhaps, and Allah knows best.
The reader: "He said: I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim that he disliked qarda yirqus. Al-Khallal mentioned this and other things.
And he also mentioned it with his chain of narration from al-Haytham ibn Humayd, who said: Shaving the back of the head is of the form of the Majus (Zoroastrians).
And from al-Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman al-Taymi, who said: My father, when he cut his hair, did not shave the back of his head. He was asked: Why? He said: He disliked imitating the non-Arabs.
The Salaf sometimes attributed the dislike to imitating the People of the Book, and sometimes to imitating the non-Arabs, and both causes are explicitly stated in the Sunnah, even though the Truthful (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that similarity to these and those would occur, as we have explained previously.
And from Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 652Sahih (Al-Albani) Abu Dawud narrated it.
And this is in addition to the fact that the Jews removing their sandals was taken from Moses (peace be upon him) when it was said to him:. From 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) ".
The Shaykh : And from, and from 'Amr.
The reader: "And from 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 709Sahih (Darussalam) Muslim narrated it in his *Sahih*".
The Shaykh : I have suhur, the pre-dawn meal.
The reader: I have suhur in T.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "And this indicates that distinguishing between the two acts of worship is an intended matter for the Lawgiver, and He made this explicit in what Abu Dawud narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sunan Abi Dawud 2353Hasan (Al-Albani).
And this is an explicit text that the manifestation of the religion achieved by hastening to break the fast ".
The Shaykh : That, that.
The reader: "And this is an explicit text that the manifestation of the religion achieved by hastening to break the fast is for the sake of differing from the Jews and Christians. And if differing from them is the cause of the manifestation of the religion, then the intended purpose of sending the messengers is that it should be manifest".
The Shaykh : And in it is also, along with differing from the Jews, meaning hastening to break the fast, that it is adherence to the limits of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), where He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:187] And for this reason it came in the hadith: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 700Da'if (Darussalam) Yes.
The student: No, the time for the question has not come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has not come?
The student: No, it has not come.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The student: "And Ahmad also said: There is no harm in shaving the back of the head during cupping. Ibn Mansur narrated from him, saying: I asked Ahmad about shaving the back of the head, and he said: I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim that he disliked qarda".
The Shaykh : qarda yirqus.
The reader: He said: "In seven [manuscripts] it is in B: qarda yirqus, and in J: qarda yirqus, and in D: dabirqus. I did not find this word in the references I consulted, but I understand from the context here that it means shaving the back of the head, and I am inclined to think it is Persian, and Allah knows best".
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning; it is apparent that it is Persian and that it means the back of the head.
The reader: He said: "I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim".
The Shaykh : Do you know anything about this, O 'Abdullah?
The student: The known one is not this.
The Shaykh : What is the known one?
The student: The known one is qardal.
The Shaykh : Jirdal?
The student: No, qardal, with a qaf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: We have qarda yirqus.
The Shaykh : Qarda.
The student: Yes, he says qardal, yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning shaving the back of the head, in your terminology.
The student: A name for the neck.
The Shaykh : For the neck?
The student: Yes, qardal means a name for the neck.
The Shaykh : A name for the neck?
The student: The neck.
The Shaykh : Ah, a name for the neck, yes. It is possible that the time has changed greatly.
The student: Perhaps yirqus means shaving, and qardal means neck, meaning shaving the neck.
The Shaykh : Okay, perhaps, and Allah knows best.
The reader: "He said: I do not know of any hadith regarding it except what is narrated from Ibrahim that he disliked qarda yirqus. Al-Khallal mentioned this and other things.
And he also mentioned it with his chain of narration from al-Haytham ibn Humayd, who said: Shaving the back of the head is of the form of the Majus (Zoroastrians).
And from al-Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman al-Taymi, who said: My father, when he cut his hair, did not shave the back of his head. He was asked: Why? He said: He disliked imitating the non-Arabs.
The Salaf sometimes attributed the dislike to imitating the People of the Book, and sometimes to imitating the non-Arabs, and both causes are explicitly stated in the Sunnah, even though the Truthful (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that similarity to these and those would occur, as we have explained previously.
And from Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Act differently from the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their shoes.
خالفوا اليهود فإنهم لا يصلون في نعالهم ولا خفافهمAnd this is in addition to the fact that the Jews removing their sandals was taken from Moses (peace be upon him) when it was said to him:
So remove your sandals
فاخلع نعليكThe Shaykh : And from, and from 'Amr.
The reader: "And from 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Amr bin Al-As narrated: (similar to no. 708) from the Prophet.
فصل ما بين صيامنا وصيام أهل الكتاب أكْلة السحرThe Shaykh : I have suhur, the pre-dawn meal.
The reader: I have suhur in T.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "And this indicates that distinguishing between the two acts of worship is an intended matter for the Lawgiver, and He made this explicit in what Abu Dawud narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
Religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to break the fast, because the Jews and the Christians delay doing so.
لا يزال الدين ظاهراً ما عجل الناس الفطر ، لأن اليهود والنصارى يؤخرونAnd this is an explicit text that the manifestation of the religion achieved by hastening to break the fast ".
The Shaykh : That, that.
The reader: "And this is an explicit text that the manifestation of the religion achieved by hastening to break the fast is for the sake of differing from the Jews and Christians. And if differing from them is the cause of the manifestation of the religion, then the intended purpose of sending the messengers is that it should be manifest".
The Shaykh : And in it is also, along with differing from the Jews, meaning hastening to break the fast, that it is adherence to the limits of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), where He said:
Then complete the fast until the sunset
ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليلThose of My worshippers who are most beloved to me are the quickest to break their fast.
أحب عبادي إلي أعجلهم فطراًThe student: No, the time for the question has not come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has not come?
The student: No, it has not come.
The Shaykh : Fine.