Sunan an-Nasa'i

The Book of Adornment · Wearing One's Hair Long

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجِلاً مَرْبُوعًا عَرِيضَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ كَثَّ اللِّحْيَةِ تَعْلُوهُ حُمْرَةٌ جُمَّتُهُ إِلَى شَحْمَتَىْ أُذُنَيْهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي حُلَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Al-Bara' said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] was a man of average height with broad shoulders, a thick beard and a reddish complexion, and his hair came down to his earlobes. I saw him in a red Hullah and I never saw anything more handsome than him."

Grade as stored: Sahih (Darussalam)

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Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 48 · Hadith 5233

أَخْبَرَنَا حَاجِبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ ذِي لِمَّةٍ أَحْسَنَ فِي حُلَّةٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَهُ شَعْرٌ يَضْرِبُ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Al-Bara' said: "I never saw any long haired man in a Hullah who was more handsome than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW], and he had hair that came down to his shoulders."

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Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 48 · Hadith 5234

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ شَعْرُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى نِصْفِ أُذُنَيْهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Anas that: The hair of the Prophet (ﷺ) [SAW] came halfway down his ears.

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