Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 2879

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِى عَدِىٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِى لَيْلَى عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ فِىَّ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ) قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ « ادْنُهْ ». فَدَنَوْتُ فَقَالَ « ادْنُهْ ». فَدَنَوْتُ. فَقَالَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَيُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّكَ ». قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ فَأَمَرَنِى بِفِدْيَةٍ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ مَا تَيَسَّرَ.

It was narrated that Kab bin Ujrah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “This verse was revealed concerning me: ‘And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Sawm (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah or offering sacrifice (a sheep)…. I came to him (SAW) and he said: ‘Come closer.’ I came closer and he said: ‘Come closer,’ so I came closer. Then he (SAW) said: ‘Are these vermin bothering you?’’” (one of the narrators) Ibn Awn said: “I think he said: ‘yes.’” – He said: “And he commanded me to offer a Fidyah by fasting, or giving charity, or offering a sacrifice, whichever was easiest.”