Hadith #208
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَا
نَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ يَسْدِلُونَ أَشْعَارَهُمْ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرُقُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ مُوَافَقَةُ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِي بَعْضِ مَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِهِ فِيهِ فَسَدَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَاصِيَتَهُ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ بَعْدُ
Isnad Chain
يعقوب
الزهري
عبيد الله بن عبد الله
ابن عباس
English Translation
Ya'qub narrated to us, my father narrated to me, from al-Zuhri, from 'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: The People of the Book used to let their hair hang down, while the polytheists used to part their hair. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ preferred to agree with the People of the Book in matters about which he had not received a command. So he let his hair hang down over his forehead. Then later he parted it.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 208
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2246
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38636