Sunnah of 'Braiding' hair

[Tuwaylib]

assalamu alaikum,

anyone know what the details of 'braiding' hair for men are? and anyone have pics to show how exactly it is done?

jazakAllahu khair

[Umm Ahmed]

Wa 'alaykum usalaam

Braiding men’s hair

Question:
My husband asked me to braid his hair, and I asked him about the ruling on that in Islam. He quoted the views of some scholars about braiding men’s hair – is that correct? I am asking about this not because I don’t believe him, but because I want to know whether there is another opinion, because this is something strange for me.

http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=69822&ln=eng&txt=Braids

If you want to know how to braid , let me know.

[abu imaan an-nepalee]

most interesting.

I thought it was sunnah to grow your hair?

I wish I had enough hair to grow long!?!?!? lol!

Let alone briad it!.....

[Abuz Zubair]

There is another riwaya from Ahmad that it is a Sunnah, and no doubt, if a person does it to emulate the Prophet he will be rewarded for his intention.

[ykhan]

assalamu alaikum,

anyone know what the details of 'braiding' hair for men are? and anyone have pics to show how exactly it is done?

jazakAllahu khair

as salaamu alayki sister,

braiding the hair for men is not a "recommended sunnah", just like NOT eating lizard's tails is not a "recommended sunnah", however, it was the custom of the Arabs in the time of the Messenger to braid their hair.

The Messenger sallallahu alayhi was salaam divided his hair in to four quarters and then braided it into four braids for example. Abu Bakr as sadeeq, radi Allahu anhu, used to braid his hair into two plaits, Usaamah bin Zaid and Ali ibn Abi Taalib and others from the sahaabah, radi Allahu anhu ajma'een, used to braid their hair so it was a common practice. [see shamaa'il muhamadiyah by Imaam at tirmidthi]

The issue of the "style" of the braids is up to the individual, as it is not something that the Shari'ah specifies or restricts.

I would suggests that the brother click on the islam-qa link above to read what the Scholars said about the " 'urf " [habits and customs] of your country and guarding against back biting and suspicion. This is very important as even the Messenger, sallallahu alayhi was salaam, when he was walking with his wife at night to avoid suspicion, he said to two sahaabah that saw him, "this is so and so the wife of the Messenger of Allah".

For example, these days, if a man in northern or central Sudan [ don't know about the rest of Sudan sorry ] was to braid his hair, everybody [except the students of knowledge] would think he was a homosexual and would most likely be beaten.

Wallahu aalim.

[Niqaabis]

anyone know what the details of 'braiding' hair for men are? and anyone have pics to show how exactly it is done?



I found this, these are basic instructions on how to braid leather (but its the same for hair too).......its the best I could find as all other pictures contained images of woman

I hope it helps

THE THREE STRING HAIR BRAID
If you have ever braided someone’s hair, you might recognize the Hair Braid shown in the illustration below.

http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/ortega/images/three_string_braid.jpg

• Start with a strip of leather that has been cut into three strings. (Fig. 1)
• Begin by pulling string A over string B.
• Next pull string C over string A. (Fig. 2)
• Then pull string B over string C. (Fig. 3)

Can you see the pattern? The outside string always crosses over the middle string


THE FOUR STRING BRAID
The Four-String Braid is similar to the Hair Braid except for the addition of an extra string. You can use this braid to make beautiful bracelets and belts. Remember, labeling your strings with letters will help you through the braiding process

http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/ortega/images/four_string_braid.jpg

• Begin by pulling string C over string B and under string A.
• Next pull string B over string D.
• Then pull string D over string A as shown in Fig. 2.
• Pull string B under string A.
• Now pull string C over string D and under string B.
• Then pull string A under string C as shown in Fig. 4.
• Next pull string D over string B and under string A as shown in Fig. 5.
• Now pull string C under string D.
• Next pull string B over string A and under string C.
• Pull string D under string B.
• Now pull string A over string C and under string D.
• Next pull string B under string A.
• Now pull string C over string D and under string B.

Can you see the pattern? The string on the right is pulled under the string closest to it. Then the string on the far left is pulled over one string and under one string, stopping in the middle.
Now that you’ve tried the simple braids, are you ready to try more?

[Abuz Zubair]

Thanks for that! very useful... I love doing braids for my daughter, and she loves them, too!

[Tuwaylib]

so can a brother braid it from the beginning of the hairline or is the braiding only for the hair that falls past the top of the ears? and in terms of urf, here braiding is done mostly by these music artists.....so would it be advisable for a brother who has an influence on young kids of school age to braid his hair even if he has the intention of emulating the Prophet (saw)? just wondering...

[Tuwaylib]

and when i ask : how is this braiding done, i mean how was the Prophet's (saw) braids?

jazakAllahu khair

[ykhan]

and when i ask : how is this braiding done, i mean how was the Prophet's (saw) braids?

jazakAllahu khair

I explained this in my earlier post sister.

Please scroll up and read again.

[waziri]

Asalamualaykum,

slightly off topic but i just thought id share a picture of Amir Khatab rahemullah and his beutifull hair,mashaAllah.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1950000/images/_1950679_300khattab_ap.jpg



WASALAM

[ykhan]

Asalamualaykum,

slightly off topic but i just thought id share a picture of Amir Khatab rahemullah and his beutifull hair,mashaAllah.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1950000/images/_1950679_300khattab_ap.jpg



WASALAM

Jazaaka Allahu khairan akhi for that.

al Haafidh ibn abd il Barr, rahimahullah, mentioned that the mujaahideen in the armies of the Muslims usually grew their hair long.

It is worth noting that LONG hair was the usual way the Messenger, sallallahu alayhi was salam, kept his hair and he only ever cut it short for a Shari'ee requirement such as Hajj or Umrah.

It is also mentioned by Imaam Ibn Katheer, that Umar ibn al Khattaab knock the turban off the head of a deviant and then looked at the mans head which had two long braids [ as was the custom of the arabs ] and Umar said to the man, words to the effect that, "if your hair was shaved I would have held you to be of the Khawaarij....".

The point to be extracted from Umars words is that is was and still is a sign of the khawaarij that they think it is from "piety" and "zuhd" etc, to constantly keep their heads shaven. When in reality as Imaam Ibn Abd il Barr said in At Tamheed, you will neither be rewarded or blamed for growing or shaving the hair, but rather, Allah looks at the intentions behind growing the hair or shaving it.

As Abu Zubair keenly pointed out, if you are only growing your hair because the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi was salam, grew it long then insha'Allah you will be rewarded, like Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullah, hoped to be rewarded when he made hijaamah [ cupping ] from his head whilst performing Hajj, when Imaam Ahmad had NO NEED to do hijaamah...!

May Allah reward Imaam Ahmad for imitating the Messenger sallallahu alayhi was salaam. ameen

[waziri]

Asalamualykum,

JazakAllah khair akhi Ykhan for your informative response.With regards to shaving the head I have read that it is one of the signs of the khawarij, but I have also heard that Ali Allah is pleased with him used to shave his head is this correct?So would one be rewarded for following the sunnah of one of the khalifs?

I had my head shaved for a few years and have only let it grow recently.

wasalam

[ykhan]

Asalamualykum,

JazakAllah khair akhi Ykhan for your informative response.With regards to shaving the head I have read that it is one of the signs of the khawarij, but I have also heard that Ali Allah is pleased with him used to shave his head is this correct?So would one be rewarded for following the sunnah of one of the khalifs?

I had my head shaved for a few years and have only let it grow recently.

wasalam

One of the reasons why the early Salaf [ and by the early Salaf I mean the Messenger sallallahu alayhi was salaam and his Compannions ] used to have long hair and then short hair, is that prior to the conquest of Makkah, they were prevented from the completing the rites of Hajj and Umrah, hence no Shari'ee requirement to shave the head.

Once Makkah became the domain of Islam we find the Companions making frequent Umrahs and regular as in yearly Hajj, with the exception of those who were engaged in far off battles etc.

For example it is authenticly narrated that in his lifetime, Adbullah ibn 'Umar ibn al Khattaab radi Allahu anhuma, made over 60 hajjs and over 1000 umrahs, so now I ask the question, Did this Sahaabi's hair have time to grow AFTER to conquest of Makkah..?

I hope that clarifies the issue further insha'Allah.

And remember as al Haafidh ibn abd il Barr mentioned you will neither be rewarded or blamed for growing or shaving the hair, but rather, Allah looks at the intentions behind growing the hair or shaving it.

[Tuwaylib]

I explained this in my earlier post sister.

Please scroll up and read again.

tuwaylib not tuwaylibah.

[ykhan]

tuwaylib not tuwaylibah.

my mistake, btw what is the meaning of tuwaylib akhi...

[Tuwaylib]

puny student.