Sahih Muslim Hadith 2880

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 2880?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 2880 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 16: The Book of Pilgrimage. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sahih Muslim
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 2880
Narrator in the source
Ka'b bin 'Ujra (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) reported
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih

وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا، يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، حَدَّثَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَأْسُهُ يَتَهَافَتُ قَمْلًا، فَقَالَ: «أَيُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّكَ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «فَاحْلِقْ رَأْسَكَ» قَالَ: فَفِيَّ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: {فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ} [البقرة: 196] فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ تَصَدَّقْ بِفَرَقٍ بَيْنَ سِتَّةِ مَسَاكِينَ، أَوْ انْسُكْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ».

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood near him and lice were falling from his head. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Do these vermins trouble you? I said: Yes. Thereupon he said: Then shave your head; and it was in connection with me that this verse was revealed: Whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, he (may effect) a compensation by fasting or alms or a sacrifice . He (the Holy Prophet, therefore) said to me: Observe fast for three days or give a quantity of alms enough to feed six needy persons or offer sacrifice (of an animal) that is available.

Ka'b bin 'Ujra (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) reported

Source information

Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 2880.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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