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Sahih Muslim 2336a (Book 43, Hadith 120) #13145
Conforming to the People of the Book

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of conforming to the People of the Book in matters where he received no command from God, specifically regarding his hairstyle.

Ibn Abbas reported that the People of the Book used to let their hair fall (on their foreheads) and the polytheists used to part them on their heads, and Allah's Messenger liked to conform his behaviour to the People of the Book in matters in which he received no command (from God) ; so Allah's Messenger let fall his hair upon his forehead, and then he began to part it after this.
حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ مَنْصُورٌ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ، ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِيَانِ ابْنَ سَعْدٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ يَسْدُلُونَ أَشْعَارَهُمْ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُحِبُّ مُوَافَقَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِهِ فَسَدَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاصِيَتَهُ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ بَعْدُ

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hair  *  forehead  *  i  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other religions and cultures as long as it does not go against Islamic teachings; Strive for harmony between different communities; Respect others’ beliefs even if one does not agree with them.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how Prophet Muhammad used to conform his behaviour to that of the People of the Book in matters where he received no command from God. Specifically, it talks about how they used to let their hair fall on their foreheads and polytheists used to part them on their heads, and so Prophet Muhammad followed suit by letting his hair fall upon his forehead before parting it. This hadith teaches us that we should be respectful towards other religions and cultures as long as it does not go against Islamic teachings. We should also strive for harmony between different communities and respect each other’s beliefs even if we do not agree with them.

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