What are the different lengths of the Zulfa?
Question
What are the different lengths of the zulfa and is it permissible to cut the protruding hair around the ear?
Answer
It is permissible for men to grow the hair till the shoulders. The length of the hair should be equal on all sides. To shape the hair round the ears as is the fashion today, is impermissible. However, if one did not shape the hair but only cut the few protruding strands to make it look presentable it will be permissible.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن ابن عمر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن القزع (صحيح البخاري 2/877)
عن عائشة قالت كان شعر رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فوق الوفرة ودون الجمة (سنن أبي داود 2/576)
عن البراء قال : ما رأيت من ذي لمة في حلة حمراء أحسن من رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم له شعر يضرب منكبيه بعيد ما بين المنكبين لم يكن بالقصير ولا بالطويل (جامع الترمذي 1/302)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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