Muwatta Malik #1862
Hair
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ لِي جُمَّةً أَفَأُرَجِّلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ وَأَكْرِمْهَا " فَكَانَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ رُبَّمَا دَهَنَهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ مَرَّتَيْنِ لِمَا قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَأَكْرِمْهَا " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abu
Qatada al-Ansari said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, "I have a lot of hair which comes down to my
shoulders, shall I comb it?'' The Messenger of Allah. may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Yes, and honour it." Sometimes Abu
Qatada oiled it twice in one day because the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him. "Honour it."
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This hadith is #1862 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Hair.