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tabarani:18393 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Ḥudhayfah > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[AI] I came to the Prophet ﷺ with some hair, and he said, "A fly." So I went and took some of my hair and came back to him, and he asked me why I took some of my hair. I said, "I heard you saying 'fly' and I thought you were criticizing me." He said, "I did not criticize you, that's just how it is."

الطبراني:١٨٣٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعْرٌ فَقَالَ «ذُبَابُ» فَذَهَبْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي ثُمَّ جِئْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي «لِمَ أَخَذْتَ مِنْ شَعْرِكَ؟» قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ ذُبَابُ فَظَنَنْتُكَ تُعْيبُنِي فَقَالَ «مَا عَيَّبْتُكَ وَهَكَذَا أَحْسَنُ»

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nasai:5052 – Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Sufyān Akhū Qabīṣah And Muʿāwyah b. Hishām > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

"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.'"

النسائي:٥٠٥٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ أَخُو قَبِيصَةَ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعْرٌ فَقَالَ ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ

nasai:5066 – Aḥmad b. Ḥarb > Qāsim > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

"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.'"

النسائي:٥٠٦٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ ذُبَابٌ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شَعْرِي فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ

nasai-kubra:9258 – Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Sufyān Akhū Qabīṣah And Muʿāwyah b. Hishām > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

"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)

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢٥٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ أَخُو قَبِيصَةَ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي شَعْرٌ فَقَالَ «ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَعْنِينِي فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شِعْرِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ» فَقَالَ لِي «لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ»

nasai-kubra:9281 – Aḥmad b. Ḥarb > Qāsim > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

"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)

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢٨١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلِي جُمَّةٌ قَالَ «ذُبَابٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّمَا يَعْنِينِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ شِعْرِي» قَالَ «إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ»