1/1638ــ عَن ابنِ عُمرَ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: نَهَىٰ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ القَزَعِ. متفق عليه.
1638/1- Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Qaza‘ (shaving parts of the head and leaving other parts unshaven).” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
2/1639 ــ وعنه قَالَ: رأىٰ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صبيّاً قد حُلقَ بعضُ شعر رأسه وتُركَ بعْضُهُ، فَنهَاهُمْ عَن ذلكَ، وقال: «احْلقُوهُ كُلَّهُ، أو اترُكُوهُ كلَّهُ».
1639/2- He also reported: “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saw a boy with some of his hair shaved and some unshaved. He forbade them from doing that and said: ‘Shave it all or leave it all.’”
رواه أبُو داود بإسنادٍ صحيحٍ عَلىٰ شَرْطِ البُخَارِي وَمسلمٍ.
[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd with an Isnād that meets the conditions of Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
القزع: حلق بعض الرأس وترك الباقي.
Qaza‘: to shave part of the head and leave the rest unshaved.
1) النهي عن حلق قسم من الرأس وترك الآخر، ومن الحكمة في ذلك أن فيه تشويهاً ومُثلةً للرأس، وظلماً وخروجاً عن العدل.
1) It is forbidden to shave part of the head and leave the other unshaven, because doing this causes deformation to the head and is unfair.
2) إنَّ الشرع ما نهىٰ عن شيء إلا وأرشد إلىٰ ما هو أنفع للعبد وأفضل؛ فنهىٰ عن القزع، وأرشد إلىٰ حلق الشعر كله أو تركه كله.
2) When the Islamic law forbids something, it guides to what is more beneficial and better for the person. When it forbade Qaza‘, it guided Muslims to shave all the hair or leave all of it.
قال الحافظ ابن القيم ــ رحمه الله تعالىٰ ــ في كتاب (تحفة المودود في أحكام المولود):
Al-Hāfiz Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in his book Tuhfat Al-Mawdūd fi Ahkām Al-Mawlūd:
«والقزع: أن يحلق بعض رأس الصبي ويدع بعضه، قال شيخنا: وهذا من كمال محبة الله ورسوله للعدل؛ فإنه أمر به حتىٰ في شأن الإنسان مع نفسه، فنهاه أن يحلق رأسه ويترك بعضه، لأنه ظلم للرأس حيث تُرك بعضه كاسياً وبعضه عارياً، ونظير هذا أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم «نهىٰ عن الجلوس بين الشمس والظل»، فإنه ظلم لبعض بدنه، ونظيره: «نهىٰ أن يمشي الرجل في نعل واحدة، بل إمّا أن ينعلهما أو يحفيهما».
“Qaza‘ is to shave parts of the boy’s head and leave other parts unshaved. Our Shaykh said: ‘This indicates the perfect love of Allah Almighty and His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) for justice, as he (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it even in man’s personal affairs. He forbade one to shave a part of his head and leave the other unshaven because this involves injustice to the head, when part of it is covered with hair while the other part is bare. Another example is when the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sitting between the sun and the shade, because this is injustice done to some parts of the body. He also forbade that a person wears a sandal in one foot, and said that one should either wear sandals on both feet or leave both of them bare.”
والقزع أربعة أنواع:
There are four forms of Qaza‘:
أحدها: أن يحلق من رأسه مواضع من هاهنا وهاهنا، مأخوذ من تقزّع السحاب وهو تقطّعه.
1- To shave some parts from the different sides of his head.
الثاني: أن يُحلَق وسطه ويُترَك جوانبه، كما يفعله شمامسة النصارىٰ.
2- To shave the middle of the head and leave the sides unshaven, like what the Christian deacons do with their hair.
الثالث: أن يُحلَق جوانبه ويُترَك وسطه، كما يفعله كثير من الأوباش السَّفِلَة.
3- To shave the sides and leave the middle of the head unshaven, like what is done by many lowly and mean people.
الرابع: أن يُحلَق مقدَّمَهُ ويُترَك مُؤخَّرَهُ.
4- To shave the front part and leave the back.
وهذا كله من القزع، والله أعلم». انتهىٰ كلامه.
All these forms are included in the meaning of Qaza‘, and Allah knows best.” [End of quote]
3/1640 ــ وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ رضي الله عنهما: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْهَلَ آلَ جَعْفَرٍ رضي الله عنه ثَلاَثاً، ثُمَّ أَتاهُمْ، فَقَالَ: «لا تَبْكُوا عَلَىٰ أَخِي بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ادْعُوا لِي بَنِي أَخِي» فَجِيءَ بِنَا كَأنَّا أَفْرُخٌ، فَقَالَ: «ادْعُوا لِيَ الحَلاَّقَ» فَأَمَرَهُ، فَحَلَقَ رُؤُوسَنَا. رواهُ أبو داود بإسنادٍ صحيحٍ عَلَىٰ شَرْطِ البُخَارِيِّ ومُسْلِمٍ.
1640/3- ‘Abdullah ibn Ja‘far (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) gave the family of Ja‘far a three-days respite. He then came to them and said: “Do not weep for my brother after this day.” He then said: “Call for me the children of my brother.” We were brought over to him as if we were (bereft) chicks. Then he said: “Call for me a barber.” He then ordered him to shave our heads. [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd with an Isnād that meets the conditions of Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
أفرخ: جمع فرخ، وهو ولد الطائر.
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1) حلق الرأس يُعبَّر به عن إزالة الحزن العارض، والتفاؤل بالسرور.
1) Shaving the head symbolizes removing temporary grief and anticipating joy.
2) لا يجوز الزيادة في البكاء علىٰ الميت فوق الثلاث ليالٍ.
2) It is impermissible to weep over a dead person for more than three nights.
حلق النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رؤوسهم، لأن أمهم شغُلت بالمصيبة عن ترجيل شعورهم وغسل رؤوسهم، فأصلح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حالهم، وهذا من رحمته بآله وأهله صلوات الله وسلامه عليه.
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) shaved their heads because their mother was overwhelmed by the calamity (of losing her husband) and did not comb or wash their heads. Therefore, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) mended their state. This is of his mercy to his family and relatives (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).
4/1641 ــ وعن عليٍّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: نَهَىٰ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنْ تَحلقَ المرأةُ رأسَهَا[12].
1641/4- ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that the woman shaves her head.” [12]
1) النهي عن حلق شعر المرأة، صغيرةً كانت أم كبيرةً إلا لحاجة.
1) A woman is forbidden to shave her hair, whether she is old or young, unless there is a need.
2) إن قصّ المرأة شعرها بما يشبه شعر الرجال يُعتبر من التشبه المنهي عنه.
2) A woman shaving her hair in a way that resembles men is considered a form of the forbidden imitation.