Tarjil (combing and dressing the hair)

Tarjil is combing, cleaning and dressing the hair. Its rule is recommendation; starting on the right is recommended, and doing it every other day is the sunna, rather than daily. ^{1 3}

In the language, tarjil is combing, cleaning and dressing the hair; it is narrower than combing in that it aims at improving the hair. The rule is recommendation, on the hadith that whoever has hair should honour it, and because the Prophet ﷺ liked to be combed. ¹

• The one in seclusion: allowed by the majority, on the report that Aisha combed the Prophet's hair while she was menstruating and he was in seclusion. The Malikis dislike combing inside the mosque, since hair falls. ^{1 2}
• The muhrim: forbidden by the Hanafis, and by the Malikis when done with oil, on the hadith that the pilgrim is dishevelled and unperfumed. The Shafi'is dislike it as close to pulling out hair; the Hanbalis allow it so long as the hair is not shed. ²
• The widow in mourning: by agreement she may not comb with perfume or with anything adorning; the Malikis, Shafi'is and Hanbalis allow lote-leaf (sidr) on the hadith of Umm Salama. The Hanafis forbid it even without perfume, except with a wide-toothed comb when there is excuse. ^{2 3}

Starting on the right is recommended, on the hadith of Aisha. Combing is a sunna every other day, and combing every day is disliked unless there is need, on the hadith of Abdullah ibn Mughaffal. ³