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What are the different lengths of the Zulfa?

Q: What are the different lengths of the zulfa and is it permissible to cut the protruding hair around the ear?

A: 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.

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:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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