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nasai-kubra:4101 – ʿUbaydullāh b. Saʿīd > Yaḥyá > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "May Allah have mercy on those who shave their heads." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about those who trim their hair?" He said, "May Allah have mercy on those who shave their heads." Then he said, "I mean both."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤١٠١ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ قَالَ «يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ» فَقَالَ يَعْنِي فِي الرَّابِعَةِ «وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ»  

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muslim:1301b – Yaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

O Allah, have mercy upon those who get their heads shaved. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, (what about those) who have got their hair clipped? He said: O Allah, have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They (again) said: Messenger of Allah, (what about those) who have got their hair clipped? Thereupon he said: (O Allah, have mercy upon those) who have got their hair clipped.  

مسلم:١٣٠١b – وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

muslim:1301c – Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad b. Sufyān > Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj > Ibn Numayr from my father > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

May Allah have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who got their hair clipped? He said: May Allah have mercy upon those who have got their heads shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about those who have got their hair clipped)? He said: May Allah have mercy upon those who got their hair shaved. They said: Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who got their hair clipped? He said: (O Allah, have mercy upon) those who got their hair clipped.  

مسلم:١٣٠١c – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

abudawud:1979 – al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, and those who have clipped their hair. He again said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, those who have clipped their hair. He said: and those who clip their hair.  

أبو داود:١٩٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

ibnmajah:3044 – ʿAlī b. Muḥammad And ʾAḥmad b. Abū al-Ḥawārī al-Dimashqī > ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

“May Allah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).” They said: “And those who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!” He said: “May Allah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).” They said: “And those who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!” He said: “May Allah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).” They said: “And those who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!” He said: “And those who cut (their hair).”  

ابن ماجة:٣٠٤٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَوَارِيِّ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

ahmad:6234 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman Mālik Wḥaddathanā Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, and those who have clipped their hair. He again said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, those who have clipped their hair. He said: and those who clip their hair. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1979)   

أحمد:٦٢٣٤ – قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَالِكٌ وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اللهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

ahmad:6269 – Ibn Numayr > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, and those who have clipped their hair. He again said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, those who have clipped their hair. He said: and those who clip their hair. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1979)   

أحمد:٦٢٦٩ – حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ فَقَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

ahmad:4657 – Yaḥyá > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿʿan Ibn ʿUmar

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, and those who have clipped their hair. He again said: O Allah, have mercy on those who have themselves shaved. The people said: Messenger of Allah, those who have clipped their hair. He said: and those who clip their hair. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1979)   

أحمد:٤٦٥٧ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ؟ قَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

ahmad:27261 – Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah > Yaḥyá b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Jaddatih

[Machine] I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying "May Allah have mercy on the ones who have shaved their heads." They said, "What about those who have trimmed their hair short?" He replied, "And may Allah have mercy on those who have trimmed their hair short as well."  

أحمد:٢٧٢٦١ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ قَالَتْ

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ قَالُوا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ؟ قَالَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ  

darimi:1947 – Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Sufyān > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "May Allah have mercy on those who shave their heads." It was asked, "And what about those who trim?" He said, "May Allah have mercy on those who shave." He said again in the fourth time, "And on those who trim."  

الدارمي:١٩٤٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ» قِيلَ وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ؟ قَالَ «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ» قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ «وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ»  

suyuti:9721a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٩٧٢١a –

"اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلمُحَلِّقينَ، قَالُوا: والمُقَصِّرِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! قَال: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلمحَلِّقينَ: قَال فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالمُقصِّرِينَ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير وابن قانع، [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن حَبَشِيِّ بن جنادة [ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أَبي هريرة، [ش] ابن أبى شيبة عن يزيد بن أَبي مريم عنه، [حم] أحمد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن مالك بن ربيعة، [حم] أحمد [ش] ابن أبى شيبة [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن ابن عباس، [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن أم الحصين، [حم] أحمد عن قارب بن الأسود والثقفى
suyuti:9722a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٩٧٢٢a –

"اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَم المُحَلِّقينَ: قَالُوا: والمُقَصِّرينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَال: اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ المُحَلِّقِينَ: قَال في الثالِثَةِ وَالمُقَصِّرينَ ".  

مالك، [ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي [هـ] ابن ماجة عن ابن عمر، [حم] أحمد [ش] ابن أبى شيبة [م] مسلم عن أُم الحصين، [ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد [ع] أبو يعلى عن أَبي سعيد، [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن عبد الله بن قارب