Hadithcore
Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2851
sahih· Darussalam

It was narrated from Kab bin Ujra:

That he was with the Messenger of Allah in Ihram and he suffered an infestation of head lice. The Messenger of Allah commanded him to shave his head and told him: "Fast for three days, or fed six poor persons two Mudds earch, or sacrifice a sheep. Whichever one of these you do will be sufficient for you.'"

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُحْرِمًا فَآذَاهُ الْقَمْلُ فِي رَأْسِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَحْلِقَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ ‏

‏ صُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ مُدَّيْنِ مُدَّيْنِ أَوِ انْسُكْ شَاةً أَىَّ ذَلِكَ فَعَلْتَ أَجْزَأَ عَنْكَ ‏

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Isnad

8 transmitters
  1. 1Muhammad bin Salmahd. 191 AH
  2. 2al-Harith bin Mskyn bin MuhammadEgypt · d. 250 AH
  3. 3'Abdur Rahman bin al-QasimEgypt · d. 191 AH
  4. 4Imam MaalikMedina · d. 179 AH/795 CE
  5. 5'Abdul al-Kareem bin MalikJazira,Hiran · d. 107 AH
  6. 6Mujahid bin JabirMakkah · d. 104 AH/722 CE
  7. 7'Abdur Rahman bin Abi LaylaMedina,al-Kufa · d. 83 AH
  8. 8Ka'b bin 'Ajra al-Salmi, al-AnsariMedina · d. ~52 AH
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 24, Hadith 234
English Reference
Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2854
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