May Allah Almighty grant us love for the Sunnah. If only we became followers of the Sunnah and our hair, clothes, sitting and walking all became in accordance with the Sunnah.

Distribution of the blessed hair

Sayyidunā Anas b. Mālik رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ states that on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  came to Mina and stoned Jamarat al-ꜤAqabah. After this, he performed the ritual slaughter and returned to where he had encamped. He then called for the barber and had the right side of his hair shaved off and handed it to Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥah al-Anṣārī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. Following this, he had the left side of his hair shaved and also handed it to him. He then said, “Distribute this hair amongst the people.”^[1]

Reason for Distributing the Blessed Hair

ꜤAllāmah al-Zurqānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

The beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  distributed his blessed hair to the noble Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ so that it would remain as a source of blessings and a blessed relic, and it was as though he was also indicating to his imminent departure from this worldly life.^[2]

سُبْحٰنَ اللہ Dear Islamic brothers! We learn two pearls of wisdom from this:

1) The beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  was able to inform of matters of the unseen through the knowledge granted to him by Allah Almighty. He was aware of the time of his passing, and for this reason, he granted the ummah a special grace and distributed these sacred relics amongst them.