11/43. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1860 — Ka'b bin Ujrah Fidyah
Regarding The Fidyah
Ka'b bin Ujrah Hadith About Fidyah for Head Ailment
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1860
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1860
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ صَالِحٍ - عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ، قَالَ أَصَابَنِي هَوَامُّ فِي رَأْسِي وَأَنَا مَعَ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حَتَّى تَخَوَّفْتُ عَلَى بَصَرِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى { فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ } الآيَةَ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لِي " احْلِقْ رَأْسَكَ وَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ فَرَقًا مِنْ زَبِيبٍ أَوِ انْسُكْ شَاةً " . فَحَلَقْتُ رَأْسِي ثُمَّ نَسَكْتُ .
Ka'b bin 'Ujrah Narrated from:
I had lice in my head when I accompanied the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) in the year of Al Hudaibiyyah so much so that I feared about my eyesight. So Allaah, the exalted revealed these verses about me. “And whoever among you is sick or hath an aliment of the head.” The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) called me and said “Shave your head and fast three days or give a faraq of raisins to six poor men or sacrifice a goat. So, I shaved my head and sacrificed.
[1] Al-Baqarah 2:196.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1860In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 140English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1856
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1860
This hadith gives Ka’ab bin Ujrah’s own account from the year of Al Hudaibiyyah. He had many lice in his head, to the point that he feared for his eyesight. He said that Allah revealed the verse about being sick or having an ailment of the head in relation to his case. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم then called him and told him to shave his head and choose one of the mentioned actions: fast three days, feed six poor people with a faraq of raisins, or sacrifice a goat. Ka’ab said he shaved his head and sacrificed. The core topic is fidyah for a head ailment in ihram.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ka’ab’s hardship was serious enough that he feared for his eyesight.
- He was told to shave his head and give fidyah.
- The options mentioned were fasting, feeding, or sacrificing a goat.
