6. We were told by Mufaddar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, from Hamdawayh, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abdul-Hameed, from Abu Jameela, from Amru bin Handhala, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about tafath. He said:

It is to trim the head.