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Sahih al-Bukhari 3944 (Book 63, Hadith 168) #3771
Following the People of the Scriptures

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) initially followed the People of the Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but later on he started parting his hair.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: The Prophet used to keep his hair falling loose while the pagans used to part their hair, and the People of the Scriptures used to keep their hair falling loose, and the Prophet liked to follow the People of the Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but later on the Prophet started parting his hair.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ يَسْدِلُ شَعْرَهُ، وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ، وَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ يَسْدِلُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُحِبُّ مُوَافَقَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ فِيهِ بِشَىْءٍ، ثُمَّ فَرَقَ النَّبِيُّ رَأْسَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
prophet  *  hair  *  parting  *  loose  *  follow  *  shar  *  tafriqah  *  halaqah  *  kitab  *  ittiba

QUICK LESSONS:
Be open minded and willing To Learn From Others . Change Habits And Practices For Benefit Of Self And Society As Whole . Follow What Has Been Taught By Allah And His Messenger ﷺ Rather Than Blindly Following Others Without Knowledge Or Understanding Behind It .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was known to follow many practices that were similar to those practiced by people from other faiths. This included letting his hair fall loose as opposed to parting it like many pagans did at that time. However, later on in his life he began to part his hair instead. This hadith teaches us that we should be open minded and willing to learn from others even if they are not from our own faith or culture. We should also be willing to change our habits and practices if we find something better or more beneficial for ourselves and for society as a whole.

This hadith also shows us how important it is for us to follow what has been taught by Allah and His Messenger ﷺ rather than blindly following what others do without any knowledge or understanding behind it. We must always strive towards learning more about our faith so that we can make informed decisions when it comes to matters related to religion and spirituality.

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