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It Is Permissible For A Muhrim To Shave His Head If There Is A Problem, But It Is Obligatory To Offer A Fidyah For Shaving It, And Clarifying What The Fidyah Is

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Hajj

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[2883] 85 - (...) It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin Ma'qil said: "I sat with Ka'b [may Allāh be pleased with them] when he was in the Masjid, and I asked him about this verse: 'He must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Sawm (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah or offering sacrifice (one sheep)...[1] Ka'b [may Allāh be pleased with them] said: 'It was revealed concerning me. I had a problem in my scalp and I was brought to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ with lice crawling on my face. He said: "I did not think that your problem had become as bad as I see it. Can you afford a sheep?" I said: "No." Then this verse was revealed: "...He must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Sawm (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah or offering sacrifice (one sheep)...[2] He said: "Fasting for three days, or feeding six poor persons, half a Ṣā' of food for each one." He said: "It was revealed specifically concerning me, but it applies to all of you."

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85 - (1201) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ، قَالَ: قَعَدْتُ إِلَى كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ: {فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ} [البقرة: 196]؟ فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: نَزَلَتْ فِيَّ، كَانَ بِي أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِي، فَحُمِلْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَى وَجْهِي، فَقَالَ: «مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى أَنَّ الْجَهْدَ بَلَغَ مِنْكَ مَا أَرَى أَتَجِدُ شَاةً؟» فَقُلْتُ: لَا، فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ، قَالَ: «صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ إِطْعَامُ سِتَّةِ مَسَاكِينَ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ، طَعَامًا لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ»، قَالَ: فَنَزَلَتْ فِيَّ خَاصَّةً، وَهِيَ لَكُمْ عَامَّةً

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    [1] Al-Baqarah 2:196.

  2. 2

    [2] Al-Baqarah 2:196.