Editing Tonsure (section)

=== Sunni ===
Partial tonsure is forbidden in Islam. Muhammad forbade shaving one's hair on some parts of the head while letting it grow on other parts, as in tonsure. However, shaving the head entirely is allowed. The proscription is detailed in the [[hadith]].

<blockquote lang=ar dir=rtl>عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – نَهَى عَنِ الْقَزَعِ</blockquote>

From Ibnu 'Umar (he says), the Prophet – peace be upon him – forbids the Qaza‘ (i.e. shaving hair on some parts of the head while let it grow on other parts). 
Hadith Bukhari V/2214 no.5577 about ''Al-Qaza‘'', and Hadith Muslim III/1675 no.2120, about ''the Proscription of Al-Qaza‘''){{primary source inline|date=July 2017}}

<blockquote lang=ar dir=rtl> عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَأَى النَّبِي صَلَّى الله عَلَيهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَبِياًً قَدْ حلقَ بَعْضَ شَعْرٍ رَأسَه وَ تركَ بَعْضاً فقال: اَحلِقْهُ كُلَّهُ أَوْ دَعْهُ كُلَّهُ </blockquote>

From Ibnu 'Umar (he says), the Prophet – peace be upon him – saw a boy whose head shaven on some parts and let the hair grow on other parts. Then, the Prophet commands, "Shave the head entirely or let the hair grow entirely" 
Hadith Ahmad II/88, Hadith Abu Dawud no. 4195, and Hadith An-Nasa-i no.5048){{primary source inline|date=July 2017}}