184 2- The hadith: “Beware of the garb of monks…,” together with a demonstration of the weakness of its chain of transmission and an interpretation of al-Ḥāfiẓ’s statement, “There is no problem with its isnād.”

184 3- The hadith: “…Dye (in) red and yellow, and differ from the People of the Book…; wrap yourselves with an izār and differ from the People of the Book…,” an exposition that its chain is ḥasan, two corroborating reports, and an explanation of its unfamiliar terms.

185 4- “Differ from the polytheists: trim the moustaches closely and let the beards grow,” its documentation in the Two Ṣaḥīḥs, additional narrations that read “the Magians,” its reinforcement by several supporting reports, and Ibn Taymiyyah’s commentary showing that the very principle of contrariness is intended in its own right—consult it, for it is invaluable.

186 5- “Clip the moustaches short, leave the beards long, and differ from the Magians,” its documentation in Muslim and others, Ibn Taymiyyah’s conclusion that contrariness here constitutes a complete legal rationale and its ramifications—hence the early scholars avoided many practices not explicitly mentioned in the texts.

187 6- “The Jews and the Christians do not dye their hair, so differ from them,” its documentation in the Two Ṣaḥīḥs, al-Shawkānī’s remarks on its purport, the early Muslims’ diligence in dyeing, Aḥmad’s words to someone he saw who had applied dye, and Ibn Taymiyyah’s highly valuable comments on the hadith—refer to them.

189 7- “Change your gray hair and do not resemble the Jews and the Christians,” its documentation in Aḥmad, a clarification that its chain is ḥasan in itself and ṣaḥīḥ by virtue of its corroborations, together with an extensive survey of those corroborations and a discussion of their chains.

192 8- The hadith describing the Prophet’s ﷺ practice of parting his hair in opposition to the People of the Book, its documentation in the Two Ṣaḥīḥs and others, a statement that parting the hair is a distinctive emblem of the Muslims, and the reason he first conformed to the People of the Book in this matter.