حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَی کَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ الْفِدْيَةِ فَقَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِيَّ خَاصَّةً وَهِيَ لَکُمْ عَامَّةً حُمِلْتُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَی وَجْهِي فَقَالَ مَا کُنْتُ أُرَی الْوَجَعَ بَلَغَ بِکَ مَا أَرَی أَوْ مَا کُنْتُ أُرَی الْجَهْدَ بَلَغَ بِکَ مَا أَرَی تَجِدُ شَاةً فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ فَصُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاکِينَ لِکُلِّ مِسْکِينٍ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 1816
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ma'qal: I sat with Ka`b bin 'Ujra and asked him about the Fidya. He replied, "This revelation was revealed concerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general. I was carried to Allah's Apostle and the lice were falling in great number on my face. The Prophet said, "I have never thought that your ailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I see. Can you afford a sheep?" I replied in the negative. He then said, "Fast for three days, or feed six poor persons each with half a Sa of food." (1 Sa = 3 Kilograms approx.)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020