64/35. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4190 — Fidyah for Shaving the Head in Ihram
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Fidyah Hadith: Shaving the Head in Ihram Due to Harm
Sahih Bukhari : 4190
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4190
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَتَى عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ، وَالْقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَى وَجْهِي فَقَالَ {أَيُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّ رَأْسِكَ}. قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ " فَاحْلِقْ، وَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ، أَوِ انْسُكْ نَسِيكَةً ". قَالَ أَيُّوبُ لاَ أَدْرِي بِأَىِّ هَذَا بَدَأَ.
Ka'b bin 'Ujrah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to me at the time of Al-Hudaibiya Pledge while lice were falling on my face. He said, "Are the lice of your head troubling you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Shave your head and fast for three days, or feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice." (The sub-narrator, Aiyub said, "I do not know with which of these three options he started.")
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4190In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 230USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 503
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4190
This fidyah hadith shows mercy and practical guidance during Ihram. Ka‘b bin Ujra was at Hudaybiyyah when lice were falling on his face. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed his condition and asked if the lice on his head were troubling him. Ka‘b answered yes. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to shave his head and gave three options: fast three days, feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice. The sub-narrator said he did not know which option was mentioned first. The hadith is often searched as the Ka‘b bin Ujra lice hadith because it gives a clear example of relief when a person in Ihram is harmed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed Ka‘b’s hardship and asked about it directly.
- Shaving the head was allowed in this case because of harm.
- The fidyah options mentioned are fasting, feeding poor persons, or sacrifice.
- The narration keeps the order of the options cautious because the sub-narrator was unsure.
