{"_id":"69f2509afaa0743188fe024e","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is growing long hair a sunnah for men, and are the Prophet’s customary practices considered rewarding?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is having long hair considered a Sunnah for men since the Prophet ﷺ had long hair at times? More broadly, are the customary practices of the Prophet ﷺ (such as hair, dress, food, language, and modes of living) considered rewarding sunnah if done with the right intention, or are they simply permissible customs?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"There are various hadiths regarding the length of the Prophet's ﷺ blessed hair. The most reasonable conclusion drawn from them is that his hair was of different lengths at different times, and there is no hadith in which he ﷺ recommended any particular length.\\n\\nScholars of usul al-fiqh categorize actions that human nature necessitates; such as standing, sitting, sleeping, eating, drinking, movement, and attending to one's needs, as matters unrelated to worship. The majority position is that the Prophet's ﷺ performance of such actions conveys nothing beyond permissibility. The narration of Ibn ʿUmar emulating the Prophet ﷺ in his natural movements is not evidence of recommendation, it was an expression of his profound love for the Prophet ﷺ and his ardent desire to follow him in every way.\\n\\nHowever, when the Prophet ﷺ consistently performed a natural act in a specific way; such as always drinking in three sips, eating while seated on the ground, or sleeping on his right side, and there is no command or prohibition attached to it, that consistent manner is considered recommended (sunnah).\\n\\nThat said, if a Muslim becomes aware of something the Prophet ﷺ did, even a natural act, and consciously emulates it out of love for him, as Ibn ʿUmar did, they are rewarded for it inshāʾa Allah.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":74},{"_id":"668da0230b76658b4c232f2c","tag":"Men: Other","count":25}],"createdOn":"2026-04-29T18:40:26.411Z"}