Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to copy the people of the Scriptures in matters in which there was no order from Allah. The people of the Scripture used to let their hair hang down while the pagans used to part their hair. So the Prophet let his hair hang down first, but later on he parted it.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 72: Dress, Hadith #799
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to copy the people of the Scriptures in matters in which there was no order from Allah. The people of the Scripture used to let their hair hang down while the pagans used to part their hair. So the Prophet let his hair hang down first, but later on he parted it.
This hadith is from the book of Dress in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 799 in book 72 of volume 7.
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