300 hadith
I came to the Prophet ﷺ when I had long hair, and he said, "Unsightly." I thought he meant me, so I trimmed my hair and then came back to him. He said to me, "I did not mean you, but this is better."
النسائي 5055SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has hair, let him honor it."
الأعظمي 14485HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had hair that reached the lobes of his ears.
أبو داود 4184SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ with long hair. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw me, he said, "Trouble, trouble." So I went back and cut it. Then I came to him the next day, and he said, "I did not mean you, but this is better."
أبو داود 4190SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has hair should honor it."
أبو داود 4163HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in the masjid when a man came in with his hair and beard disheveled. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to him with his hand to go out, as if telling him to tidy the hair of his head and his beard. The man did so…
مالك 1828DaifHe was asked about the gray hair of the Prophet ﷺ, and he replied, "When he oiled his head, none of it could be seen, but when he did not oil it, some of it was visible."
الأعظمي 9462SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ and I had a thick head of hair. He said, "Vermin." I thought he meant me, so I went and trimmed some of my hair. He then said, "I did not mean you, but this is better."
النسائي 5069SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ when I had long hair. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw me, he said, "An evil, an evil." So I went back and cut it, then came to him the next day. He said, "I did not mean you, but this is better."
الأعظمي 15452HasanThe Prophet ﷺ came to us and saw a man with disheveled hair. He said, "Could this man not find something to tidy his hair with?"
النسائي 5238SahihThe hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was longer than ear-length but did not reach the shoulders.
الأعظمي 9439HasanI heard Jabir bin Samura being asked about the gray hair of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "When he oiled his head, none of it could be seen, but when he did not oil it, it was visible."
الأعظمي 15445SahihI asked Anas about the hair of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "His hair was wavy, neither tightly curled nor completely straight, reaching between his ears and his shoulders."
أحمد 12382SahihAhmad in his narration said, Abu Zubayr narrated to us from Jabir who said, Abu Quhafa was brought, or came, to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the year of the Conquest, and his head and beard were like thaghama, or like a thaghama plant. Hasan…
أحمد 14641SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had hair that reached down to his shoulders.
البخاري 5903SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to dye his hair with henna and katam, and his hair would reach his shoulders or the tops of his shoulders. Abu Sufyan was uncertain which. Reported again.
أحمد 17500DaifHe was asked, "What was the hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like?" He replied, "It was wavy, neither tightly curled nor completely straight, reaching between his ears and his shoulders."
الأعظمي 9436SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ with my father, and he had locks of hair tinged with traces of henna, and he mentioned the rest of it.
أحمد 17498SahihThe Prophet ﷺ's hair did not extend past his ears.
أحمد 12445SahihAnas was asked, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dye his hair?" He replied, "Gray hair did not disfigure him." It was said, "Is gray hair a disfigurement?" He said, "Every one of you dislikes it. He had only a few gray hairs at the front of…
أحمد 13078SahihI had thick hair, and whenever I prostrated, I would lift it up. Abu Hasan al-Mazini saw me and said, "You lift it up so the dust will not touch it? By Allah, I will shave it off." So he shaved it.
أحمد 16713DaifThe Prophet ﷺ shaved his head, as did a group of his companions, while others trimmed their hair.
الأعظمي 13332SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had hair that fell below the earlobes but above the shoulders.
ابن ماجه 3635HasanWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the ritual bath after major impurity, he would pour three handfuls of water over his head. Hasan bin Muhammad said to him, "My hair is thick." He replied, "My nephew, the hair of the Messenger of…
أحمد 15052SahihHe was asked whether the Prophet ﷺ dyed his hair. He replied, "Gray hair did not mar his appearance."
أحمد 12956SahihThe Prophet's ﷺ hair did not extend beyond his earlobes.
أحمد 13606SahihThe hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was longer than that which reaches the earlobes but shorter than that which reaches the shoulders.
أبو داود 4187HasanThe Prophet ﷺ saw me when I had long hair and said, "An annoyance, an annoyance!" So I went and cut it. When the Prophet ﷺ saw me afterward, he said, "I did not mean you, but this is better."
ابن ماجه 3636SahihJabir reported that whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the ritual bath, he would pour water over his head three times. A man from Banu Hashim said, "But my hair is thick." Jabir replied, "The hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was…
أحمد 14975SahihI asked Anas bin Malik, "What was the hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like?" He replied, "It was wavy, neither tightly curled nor completely straight, reaching between his ears and his shoulders."
مسلم 6067SahihHe reported from his father, who was a close companion of Abu Darda in Damascus, who said: There was a man in Damascus called Ibn Hanzaliyya who kept to himself and hardly spoke to anyone. He was constantly in prayer, and when he finished…
أحمد 17624SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What an excellent man Khuraym al-Asadi is, were it not for the length of his hair and the trailing of his lower garment." This reached Khuraym, so he took a knife and cut his hair down to the middle of his…
الأعظمي 10183HasanThe hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached down to the middle of his ears.
الأعظمي 9438SahihThe Prophet ﷺ shaved his head, as did a group of his companions, while others trimmed their hair.
الأعظمي 5193SahihA man asked, "How much water is enough for washing my head in the ritual bath after major impurity?" He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pour water with his hand over his head three times." The man said, "But my hair is thick." He…
أحمد 7418SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had hair that reached down to his shoulders.
أحمد 12265SahihThe hair of the Prophet ﷺ was wavy, neither tightly curled nor completely straight, falling between his ears and his shoulders.
النسائي 5056SahihWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the ritual bath after major impurity, he would pour three handfuls of water over his head. Hasan bin Muhammad said to him, "My hair is thick." Jabir replied, "My nephew, the hair of the Messenger…
مسلم 743SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had hair that reached his shoulders. Bahz said, "It struck against his shoulders."
أحمد 12175SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that when he oiled his head, no grey hair could be seen on it, but when he did not oil it, some could be seen.
النسائي 5117SahihYour cousin Hasan bin Muhammad asked me about the bath required after major ritual impurity. I told him, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pour water over his head three times with his hands." He said, "But I have a lot of hair." I replied,…
أحمد 14430SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to dye his hair with henna and katam, and his hair reached down to his shoulders.
أحمد 17497DaifA man asked him about washing the head, and he replied, "Three handfuls, or three palmfuls, will suffice you," then he brought his hands together. The man said, "Abu Saeed, I am a man with thick hair." He answered, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أحمد 11694HasanI asked Anas bin Malik, "What was the hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like?" He replied, "It was wavy, neither completely straight nor tightly curled, reaching between his ears and his shoulders."
أحمد 13106SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not dye his hair. He had only a few grey hairs at his lower lip, a few at his temples, and a few on his head.
النسائي 5090SahihThe Prophet ﷺ's hair used to reach down to his shoulders.
أحمد 13564SahihA man asked him, "How much water should I pour over my head when I am in a state of major ritual impurity?" He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to scoop three handfuls of water onto his head." The man said, "But my hair is long." He…
ابن ماجه 578SahihWhoever braids his hair must shave it. Do not imitate matting the hair with gum. Ibn Umar used to say, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with his hair matted."
البخاري 5914SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while the barber was shaving his head, and his Companions had gathered around him, each one eager that not a single hair should fall except into the hand of one of them.
الأعظمي 9510SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ never dyed his hair. The whiteness in the front of his beard, in the area below the lower lip, was slight, and on his head there were only a few scattered white hairs that could hardly be seen. Muthanna added, "and…
أحمد 13808SahihThe Prophet ﷺ never dyed his hair. There was only a little whiteness at the front of his beard and in the hair beneath his lower lip, and on his head just a few scattered strands that could hardly be seen. Muthanna added, "and at the…
أحمد 13810SahihAsadi mentioned a hadith. He said, Yamar bin Bishr narrated to us, Abdullah narrated to us, Hushaym narrated to us from Dawud bin Amr, from Busr bin Ubaydullah, from Samura bin Fatak that the Prophet ﷺ said, "What an excellent young man…
أحمد 17788HasanAbu Qatada said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "I have thick hair that hangs to my shoulders. Should I comb it out?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes, and treat it well." So Abu Qatada would sometimes oil his hair twice a day, because…
مالك 1827DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "What an excellent man you are, Khuraym, were it not for two traits." I asked, "What are they, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Your letting your lower garment hang below your ankles, and your letting…
أحمد 19037HasanThe hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was below the jummah and above the wafrah in length.
أحمد 24871DifficultWe visited Umm Salama, and she brought out for us some of the Prophet's ﷺ hair, and it was dyed red with henna and katam.
أحمد 26535SahihThe hair of the Prophet ﷺ reached halfway down his ears.
النسائي 5236SahihAbu Quhafa was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the Conquest, his head and beard white like the thaghamah plant. He said, "Change this, but avoid black."
أحمد 14455HasanHe was asked about the gray hair of the Prophet ﷺ and replied, "When he oiled his head, none of it was visible, but when he did not oil it, some of it could be seen."
مسلم 6083SahihWhoever has braided his hair must shave it. Do not imitate the practice of matting the hair with gum. Ibn Umar used to say, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with his hair matted."
أحمد 6027Sahih