Sahih al-BukhariVolume 3 • Book 28 • Hadith 41

Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimmage — Hadith 41

English Translation

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Layla: Ka'b bin 'Ujra said that Allah's Apostle said to him (Ka'b), "Perhaps your lice have troubled you?" Ka'b replied, "Yes! O Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "Have your head shaved and then either fast three days or feed six poor persons or slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice."

This hadith is from Sahih al-Bukhari, the most rigorously authenticated collection in Islamic scholarship. No editorial opinion is added.

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