Tag Archives: Hair

1. It is permissible to shave the moustache or to trim it. However to trim the moustache in the manner that the hair is removed and the skin above the upper lip becomes visible is better than shaving.…

1. The pubic hair and the hair under the armpits should preferably be shaved once a week.…

1. It is Sunnah for one to oil the hair regularly.

عن أنس بن مالك قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يكثر دهن رأسه وتسريح لحيته ، ويكثر القناع حتى كأن ثوبه ثوب زيات (الشمائل للترمذي رقم 33)

Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would regularly oil his mubaarak hair and comb his mubaarak beard, and he would often wear a cloth (beneath his turban when he applied oil to prevent the oil from soiling the turban).…

1. It is impermissible for a male or female to shape their eyebrows.

عن عائشة قالت نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الواشمة والمستوشمة والواصلة والمستوصلة والنامصة والمتنمصة (نسائي رقم 5116)

Hadhrat Aaisha (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) prohibited tattooing and being tattooed, joining human hair to people’s hair and having this done for oneself, plucking the eyebrows of others and having this done for oneself.…

1. It is permissible for men and women to dye the hair. However it is impermissible to use black dye to dye the hair.…

1. One should keep the hair of the entire head the same length. It is impermissible to trim the hair in two different lengths.…

1. It is not permissible for women to leave their homes to go to beauty parlours or visit beauticians.…

1. When combing the hair, one should commence combing the hair from the right.

عن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت كان النبى صلى الله عليه و سلم ليعجبه التيمن فى تنعله وترجله وطهوره وفى شأنه كله (بخارى رقم 168)

Hadhrat Aaisha (Radhiyallahu Anha) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would like commencing from the right side when wearing his shoes, combing his hair, washing the limbs in wudhu and when carrying out all other works.…

1. It was the mubaarak habit and sunnah of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to grow his hair (i.e.…

1. It is sunnah to grow the hair of the head (i.e. not shave off the hair of the head).…