A clear scholarly explanation by Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمه الله on whether tying the hair falls under the prophetic warning of “camel humps”, and the correct Islamic understanding of this ḥadīth.
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Questioner:
Some women tie their hair at the back of the head. Does this come under what has been prohibited in the ḥadīth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “…and women who are clothed yet appear naked, who incline to evil and make others incline to it. Their heads will be like the humps of the bakht camels, inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise, nor will they smell its fragrance, though its fragrance can be smelt from such and such a distance”?
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz (d. 1420 AH / 1999 CE):
No. The ḥadīth states: “like the humps of camels inclined to one side”, meaning that they gather things on top of their heads in order to enlarge them. As for tying the hair, this does not come under the ruling mentioned by the Messenger ﷺ.
However, during prayer, they should untie it and let it hang loose [under their ḥijāb]. As for what is mentioned in the ḥadīth, “like the humps of camels inclined to one side”, it means that they gather things on their heads, such as cloth and similar items, so that it appears like the humps of camels inclined to one side. The humps of the bakht camels resemble two humps with something in between them.
July 15, 2020
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