Al-Hajjaj ibn Hassan said: We entered upon Anas ibn Malik. My sister al-Mughirah said: You were a boy in those days and you had two locks of hair. He (Anas) rubbed your head and invoked blessing on you. He said: Shave them (i.e. the locks) or clip them, for this is the fashion of the Jews.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4197 In-book : Book 35, Hadith 39 English translation : Book 34, Hadith 4185
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