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Is there a Hadith reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that states: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was never seen bareheaded"? And is its meaning sound, even if its chain of transmission is not?

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This aforementioned Hadith is not found in the books of Sunnah, and its meaning is incorrect, because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed Hajj and Umrah many times, and a person in a state of ihram must uncover their head. Covering the head was a custom of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he had a turban called "Al-Sahab" (the cloud) which he would wear, and underneath it, he would wear a skullcap. Sometimes he would wear the skullcap without the turban, or the turban without the skullcap. When he wore the turban, he would let its tail hang down between his shoulders, as reported in Sahih Muslim.

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