Hadith on Women with Head Like a Camel Hump
Question:
What is the authenticity of this Hadith:
The women with head like a camel hump will not enter paradise. As I have long hair so I have to make bun under my scarf. Am I doing right.
Answer:
The hadith you mentioned is as follows:
عن ابي هريره قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صِنْفَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، لَمْ أَرَهُمَا قَوْمٌ مَعَهُمْ سِيَاطٌ كَأَذْنَابِ الْبَقَرِ يَضْرِبُونَ بِهَا النَّاسَ، وَنِسَاءٌ كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُمِيلَاتٌ مَائِلَاتٌ، رُءُوسُهُنَّ كَأَسْنِمَةِ الْبُخْتِ الْمَائِلَةِ، لَا يَدْخُلْنَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يَجِدْنَ رِيحَهَا، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
Abu Hurayrah narrates from the prophet (pbuh): There are two groups from among the dwellers of Hell whom I have not seen. Some people who have whips like tails of cows, with which they beat people; And women covering their bodies yet naked, who flirt and attract, whose heads are like the humps of camels. They will not enter paradise, nor will they enjoy its fragrance, even though its fragrance can be smelt from such and such distance” (Muslim, 3978)
First, the hadith, as you can see, has nothing to do with any kinds of innocently covering a long hair in any fashion. The hadith is clearly referring to women who have inappropriate behaviour (note the underlined section). 'Heads like humps of camel' is only one of their signs. The problem with these women therefore is not the style of hair, but their evil behaviour.
Second, 'heads like humps of camel' can have many meanings, as the scholars have explained. To interpret it to mean covering a long, ponytail like hair, is only an interpretation. The wording itself does not say that.
Third, one of the narrators of the hadith in all its chains of narrators is Suhayl ibn Abi Salih. While overall there are good comments about him by the experts of science of narrators (rijal), there are also a few negative comments about him by some great scholars that cannot be ignored. For instance Abu Hatam al-Razi would write his hadith but would not rule based on it. Abu Hatam bin Haban has mentioned him among the trusted but considered him to make mistakes. Ahmad ibn Hanbal says his hadith is not right. Ahmad ibn Shu’aib once said he was not bad, another time said his hadith was abandoned. Daruqtuni considers him weak. Yaqub ibn Sufyan considers him weak and says his hadith is abandoned (Tahzib al-Kamal, entry number 2629).
With the above three points in consideration, I do not think that you are doing anything wrong.
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Related Topics:
- Hadith on Women with Head Like a Camel Hump (follow up: why self interpreting a hadith)
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September 2016
What is the authenticity of this Hadith:
The women with head like a camel hump will not enter paradise. As I have long hair so I have to make bun under my scarf. Am I doing right.
Answer:
The hadith you mentioned is as follows:
عن ابي هريره قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صِنْفَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، لَمْ أَرَهُمَا قَوْمٌ مَعَهُمْ سِيَاطٌ كَأَذْنَابِ الْبَقَرِ يَضْرِبُونَ بِهَا النَّاسَ، وَنِسَاءٌ كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُمِيلَاتٌ مَائِلَاتٌ، رُءُوسُهُنَّ كَأَسْنِمَةِ الْبُخْتِ الْمَائِلَةِ، لَا يَدْخُلْنَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يَجِدْنَ رِيحَهَا، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
Abu Hurayrah narrates from the prophet (pbuh): There are two groups from among the dwellers of Hell whom I have not seen. Some people who have whips like tails of cows, with which they beat people; And women covering their bodies yet naked, who flirt and attract, whose heads are like the humps of camels. They will not enter paradise, nor will they enjoy its fragrance, even though its fragrance can be smelt from such and such distance” (Muslim, 3978)
First, the hadith, as you can see, has nothing to do with any kinds of innocently covering a long hair in any fashion. The hadith is clearly referring to women who have inappropriate behaviour (note the underlined section). 'Heads like humps of camel' is only one of their signs. The problem with these women therefore is not the style of hair, but their evil behaviour.
Second, 'heads like humps of camel' can have many meanings, as the scholars have explained. To interpret it to mean covering a long, ponytail like hair, is only an interpretation. The wording itself does not say that.
Third, one of the narrators of the hadith in all its chains of narrators is Suhayl ibn Abi Salih. While overall there are good comments about him by the experts of science of narrators (rijal), there are also a few negative comments about him by some great scholars that cannot be ignored. For instance Abu Hatam al-Razi would write his hadith but would not rule based on it. Abu Hatam bin Haban has mentioned him among the trusted but considered him to make mistakes. Ahmad ibn Hanbal says his hadith is not right. Ahmad ibn Shu’aib once said he was not bad, another time said his hadith was abandoned. Daruqtuni considers him weak. Yaqub ibn Sufyan considers him weak and says his hadith is abandoned (Tahzib al-Kamal, entry number 2629).
With the above three points in consideration, I do not think that you are doing anything wrong.
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Related Topics:
- Hadith on Women with Head Like a Camel Hump (follow up: why self interpreting a hadith)
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September 2016
