(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) had a jumma (hair that hangs down to the earlobes). He said: Nine of the Prophet’s companions had hair. And he said: Ten had jumam (hair reaching the shoulders). He said in some hadith: The hair of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) reached his earlobes. In some hadith: It reached his shoulders. Al-Bara’ ibn Azib narrated: I have never seen anyone with a limma (hair reaching the shoulders) in a red garment more handsome than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace); he had hair that struck his shoulders. Agreed upon. Ibn Umar narrated from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that he said: "I saw the son of Maryam, and he has a limma."
(66) See: The Book of the Description of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), from the Book of Virtues. Sahih Muslim 4/1818. And: The Book of Taking Hair, and the Book of Taking a Jumma, from the Book of Adornment. Al-Mujtaba min al-Sunan, by al-Nasa'i 8/115, 159. And Al-Musnad, by Imam Ahmad 4/281, 295. (67) It is also reported: "to the middle of his ears," "it did not exceed his ears," and "his hair did not exceed the earlobes of his ears." See: The Book of the Description of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), from the Book of Merits, and the Book of the Curly-Haired, from the Book of Clothing. Sahih al-Bukhari 4/228, 7/207. And the Book of the Description of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), from the Book of Virtues. Sahih Muslim 4/1818. And the Book of Concessions Regarding Red Garments, from the Book of Clothing, and the Book of What Was Mentioned Regarding Hair, from the Book of Grooming. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/374, 399. And the Book of Taking Hair, and the Book of Taking a Jumma, from the Book of Adornment. Al-Mujtaba min al-Sunan, by al-Nasa'i 8/158-160. And Al-Musnad 3/113, 135, 157, 203, 249. (68) In M: "dha", and the established reading in the original is: "min dhi", and the sources of verification. (69) Reported by al-Bukhari in: The Book of the Curly-Haired, from the Book of Clothing. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/207, 208. And Muslim, in: The Book of the Description of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and the Book of the Description of the Prophet's Hair, from the Book of Virtues. Sahih Muslim 4/1818, 1819. And Abu Dawud, in: The Book of What Was Mentioned Regarding Hair, from the Book of Grooming. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/399. And al-Nasa'i, in the Book of Taking Hair, and the Book of Taking a Jumma, from the Book of Adornment. Al-Mujtaba 8/115, 116, 160. And al-Tirmidhi, in the Book of What Was Mentioned Regarding the Concession for Red Garments for Men, from the Chapters on Clothing, and in: The Book of What Was Mentioned Regarding the Description of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), from the Chapters on Merits. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/228, 13/116. And Imam Ahmad, in Al-Musnad 4/290, 300. In this chapter, there is also a narration from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), reported by al-Bukhari in: The Book of the Curly-Haired, from the Book of Clothing. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/207, 208. And Imam Ahmad, in Al-Musnad 3/118, 125, 245, 269. (70) Reported by al-Bukhari in: The Book of the Curly-Haired, from the Book of Clothing, and in: The Book of Night Visions, from the Book of Interpretation. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/207, 208, 9/43. And Muslim, in: The Book of Mentioning the Messiah, Son of Mary, and the Antichrist, from the Book of Faith. Sahih Muslim 1/154-156. And Imam Malik, in: The Book of What Was Mentioned Regarding the Description of Jesus, Son of Mary (peace be upon him), and the Antichrist. Al-Muwatta 2/920. And Imam Ahmad, in Al-Musnad 2/127.
