It is narrated from Safiyyah bint Tajrah that Sayyiduna Abu Mahdhurah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a long lock of hair at the front of his head; when he sat down he would let it hang and it would reach the ground. People said to him: "Will you not shave it off?" He replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his blessed hand over it, so I will not shave it off until I die." And he did not cut it until his death.