Hadith 33605

Chapter 79

باب 79

(79) باب الْحَلْقِ وَالتَّقْصِيرِ

(646) Chapter: Regarding Trimming Short And Shaving The Hair
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حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الْحَلَبِيُّ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْمَعْنَى، - قَالاَ - حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ لِلْحَالِقِ " ابْدَأْ بِشِقِّي الأَيْمَنِ فَاحْلِقْهُ " .

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Hisham n. Hassan through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
He said to the barber: Start with the right side and shave it.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1982

In-book reference: Book 11, Hadith 262

English translation: Book 10, Hadith 1977