Hadith 1816

The Fidya (compensation for a missed or wrongly practised religious ceremony) in the form of feeding (six persons) each with one-half a Ṣā' (of food).

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Darussalam · Volume 3

27 - THE BOOK OF AL-MUḤṢAR

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1816 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 10

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English translation

1816. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin Ma'qal: I sat with Ka'b bin 'Ujra رضي الله عنه and asked him about the Fidya. He replied, "This revelation was revealed concerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general. I was brought before Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and the lice were falling in great numbers on my face. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have never thought that your ailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I see. Can you afford a sheep?" I replied in the negative. He then said, "Observe Saum (fasts) for three days, or feed six poor persons each with one-half a Ṣā' of food (1 Ṣā' = 3 kilograms approx.) [and get your head shaved]".

Arabic text

1816 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ، قَالَ: جَلَسْتُ إِلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الفِدْيَةِ، فَقَالَ: نَزَلَتْ فِيَّ خَاصَّةً، وَهِيَ لَكُمْ عَامَّةً، حُمِلْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَى وَجْهِي، فَقَالَ: «مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى الوَجَعَ بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا أَرَى - أَوْ مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى الجَهْدَ بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا أَرَى - تَجِدُ شَاةً؟» فَقُلْتُ: لاَ، فَقَالَ: «فَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ، لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ»

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