Sunan Abu Dawud #4171
Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لُعِنَتِ الْوَاصِلَةُ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةُ وَالنَّامِصَةُ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةُ وَالْوَاشِمَةُ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةُ مِنْ غَيْرِ دَاءٍ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَتَفْسِيرُ الْوَاصِلَةِ الَّتِي تَصِلُ الشَّعْرَ بِشَعْرِ النِّسَاءِ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا وَالنَّامِصَةُ الَّتِي تَنْقُشُ الْحَاجِبَ حَتَّى تَرِقَّهُ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا وَالْوَاشِمَةُ الَّتِي تَجْعَلُ الْخِيلاَنَ فِي وَجْهِهَا بِكُحْلٍ أَوْ مِدَادٍ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا .
The woman who supplies fake hair and the one who asks for it, the woman who pulls out hair for other people and the woman who depilates herself, the woman who tattoos and the one who has it done when there is no disease to justify it have been cursed.
Abu Dawud said: Wasilah means the woman who adds false hair to the hair of women. Mustawsilah means the one who asks for adding the hair to her hair. namisah means a woman who plucks hair from the brow until she makes it thin; mutanammisah means the woman who depilates herself ; washimah is a woman who tattoos in the face with antimony or ink ; mustawshimah is a woman with whom it is done.
Narrated by Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Context
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ cursed those who engage in certain forms of body modification, such as tattooing and hair alterations, without medical necessity. This hadith reflects the emphasis on modesty and natural beauty within Islamic teachings.
Modern Application
This hadith serves as a reminder to embrace natural beauty and to be cautious about altering one's appearance. It encourages individuals to appreciate their inherent qualities and to avoid practices that may contradict modesty.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Adornment Guidelines and Modesty in Adornment because it addresses the importance of maintaining natural beauty and modesty in personal appearance.
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About Sunan Abu Dawud
This hadith is #4171 from Sunan Abu Dawud, in the Book of Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul). It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:.