Is his prohibition (peace and blessings be upon him) of combing the hair except every other day for discouragement or for prohibition?
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The questioner : Regarding, Shaykh, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5056Da'if (Darussalam) Question: Is the prohibition here for discouragement or for prohibition?
The Shaykh : The original ruling is that every prohibition that comes in the Book or in the Sunnah is for prohibition, unless there is an indication. And naturally, when a student of knowledge asks such a question, it is because he does not know whether there is an indication or not! And the truth is that I, too, as a student of knowledge, do not know that there is an indication. In this case, we remain with the original ruling, which is prohibition.
forbade coming one's hair except every other day
نهى عن الترجُّل إلا غبًّاThe Shaykh : The original ruling is that every prohibition that comes in the Book or in the Sunnah is for prohibition, unless there is an indication. And naturally, when a student of knowledge asks such a question, it is because he does not know whether there is an indication or not! And the truth is that I, too, as a student of knowledge, do not know that there is an indication. In this case, we remain with the original ruling, which is prohibition.
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