"I came to the Prophet [SAW] 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.'"
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ ذُبَابٌ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ
"I came to the Prophet [SAW] and I had hair. He said: 'This is bad,' and I thought he meant me, so I cut my hair then I came to him. He said to me: 'I didn't mean you, but this is better.'"
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعْرٌ فَقَالَ ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ
“The Prophet ﷺ saw me when I had long hair. He said: ‘Bad news, bad news!’ So I went away and cut it short. Then the Prophet ﷺ saw me and said: ‘I did not mean you, but this is better.’”
رَآنِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعَرٌ طَوِيلٌ فَقَالَ ذُبَابٌ ذُبَابٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَرَآنِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ
"I came to the Prophet [SAW] and I had hair. He said: 'This is bad,' and I thought he meant me, so I cut my hair then I came to him. He said to me: 'I didn't mean you, but this is better.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5052)
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعْرٌ فَقَالَ «ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شِعْرِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ» فَقَالَ لِي «لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ»
"I came to the Prophet [SAW] 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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5066)
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ «ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّمَا يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شِعْرِي» قَالَ «إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ»