How long can a muslim keep his hair
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how long
can a muslim keep his hair
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Answer:
Long hair Men
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
Allah's Messenger (saws) came to pay them a
visit, and seeing a dishevelled man whose hair was untidy he said, "Could
this man not find something to make his hair lie down?"
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "He does
not belong to us who imitates other people.”
The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked the curse of Allah on men who imitate women, and those women who assume the
similitude of men.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 5773 Narrated by Anas ibn
Malik
Qatadah reported: I asked Anas ibn Malik: How
was the hair of Allah's Messenger (saws)? Thereupon he said: ‘His (saws)
hair was neither very curly nor very straight, and they hung over his shoulders
and ear-lobes.’
The Messenger of Allah (saws) used to sport long hair
which hung over his shoulders and ear-lobes, but he (saws) neither encouraged
the believers to have long hair, nor did he restrict them to cut them
short. Thus it is permissible in
Islam to keep any style or length of hair one wishes to keep provided the below
listed principles are followed:
- The
hair or appearance of the believers should be neat and tidy.
- The
believer’s style or appearance must not be an imitation of a style
which is specific to the pagans or disbelievers.
- The
believer’s style or appearance must not be an imitation of a style
which is specific to that of a women.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and
He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister