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An Nasai: Hadith 4998

48. The Book of Adornment

سنن النسائي

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A boy leading the prayer before reaching puberty

باب إِمَامَةِ الْغُلاَمِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْتَلِمَ

4998
An Nasai
Sahih (Darussalam)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ ‏‏ ذُبَابٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
It was narrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and I had long hair. He said: 'It is not good,' and I thought he meant me, so I went and cut my hair. He said: 'I did not mean you, but this is better.'"
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5066
In-book : Book 48, Hadith 27
English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5069