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The Blessed Hair of The Prophet
May Allah Almighty grant us love for the Sunnah. If only we became followers of the Sunnah and our hair, clothes, sitting and walking all became in accordance with the Sunnah.
Distribution of the blessed hair
Sayyidunā Anas b. Mālik رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ states that on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came to Mina and stoned Jamarat al-ꜤAqabah. After this, he performed the ritual slaughter and returned to where he had encamped. He then called for the barber and had the right side of his hair shaved off and handed it to Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥah al-Anṣārī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. Following this, he had the left side of his hair shaved and also handed it to him. He then said, “Distribute this hair amongst the people.”[1]
Reason for Distributing the Blessed Hair
ꜤAllāmah al-Zurqānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:
The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم distributed his blessed hair to the noble Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ so that it would remain as a source of blessings and a blessed relic, and it was as though he was also indicating to his imminent departure from this worldly life.[2]
سُبْحٰنَ اللہ Dear Islamic brothers! We learn two pearls of wisdom from this:
1) The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was able to inform of matters of the unseen through the knowledge granted to him by Allah Almighty. He was aware of the time of his passing, and for this reason, he granted the ummah a special grace and distributed these sacred relics amongst them.
BOOK TOPIC
- The blessed hair of the Prophet
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Devotee of the Blessed Prophetic Hair
- The blessed hair in the noble Quran
- Description of the blessed hair
- Keeping longer hair is a Sunnah
- Men and Ponytails
- Distribution of the blessed hair
- Reason for Distributing the Blessed Hair
- Knowledge of the time of passing
- Encouragement to seek blessings
- Caught a blessed strand of hair
- The blessed Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ are the standard of faith
- Love does not require evidence; it is subordinate to Islamic law
- Unique Remedy for all Illnesses
- Honour of viewing the blessed hair
- Proofs for cure in blessed relics
- Imam Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal’s love for the Prophetic hair
- Continual Victory
- Demanding proof for sacred relics
- Fascinating discussion relating to the Prophetic hair
- Pious deed number 32
- Sunan and etiquette of miswak
