What is the ruling on men growing their hair in this era?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, regarding growing hair in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Growing hair in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was a sign of manliness, but in our era it is the opposite!
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : Yes, indeed, and it may even be a sign of open sinfulness.
The Shaykh : A sign of what?
The questioner : Open sinfulness, it is a sign of open sinfulness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It may be so, but in some countries, there are young men who grow their hair, and they may even braid it like women, and they are not a few in number.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then, when we argue with them and speak to them, they say: This is a Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a simple matter. First, we ask: Is it a Sunnah or a custom?
There is a possibility. If we assume it is a Sunnah, you will find that those who grow their hair have shaved their beards. So we ask: Where is the following of the Sunnah?
Then you find that they do not pray in the mosques except rarely, and you find that they let their garments hang below the ankles, yes, and they affect their speech, and they walk with arrogance. Where is the Sunnah?
This is a word of truth intended to be used for falsehood, and it is not actually a word of truth, because one could say: It is in the way of custom, and this is the closest view, that it is in the way of custom, yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Growing hair in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was a sign of manliness, but in our era it is the opposite!
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : Yes, indeed, and it may even be a sign of open sinfulness.
The Shaykh : A sign of what?
The questioner : Open sinfulness, it is a sign of open sinfulness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It may be so, but in some countries, there are young men who grow their hair, and they may even braid it like women, and they are not a few in number.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then, when we argue with them and speak to them, they say: This is a Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a simple matter. First, we ask: Is it a Sunnah or a custom?
There is a possibility. If we assume it is a Sunnah, you will find that those who grow their hair have shaved their beards. So we ask: Where is the following of the Sunnah?
Then you find that they do not pray in the mosques except rarely, and you find that they let their garments hang below the ankles, yes, and they affect their speech, and they walk with arrogance. Where is the Sunnah?
This is a word of truth intended to be used for falsehood, and it is not actually a word of truth, because one could say: It is in the way of custom, and this is the closest view, that it is in the way of custom, yes.