و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ زَکَرِيَّائَ بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ حَدَّثَنِي کَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُحْرِمًا فَقَمِلَ رَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِکَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَا الْحَلَّاقَ فَحَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ هَلْ عِنْدَکَ نُسُکٌ قَالَ مَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ يُطْعِمَ سِتَّةَ مَسَاکِينَ لِکُلِّ مِسْکِينَيْنِ صَاعٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِ خَاصَّةً فَمَنْ کَانَ مِنْکُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًی مِنْ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ کَانَتْ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عَامَّةً
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 2884
Abdullah b. Ma'qil said: I sat with Ka'b (Allah be pleased with him) and he was in the mosque. I asked him about this verse: Compensation in (the form of) fasting, or Sadaqa or sacrifice. Ka'b (Allah be pleased with him) said: It was reveal- ed In my case. There was some trouble in my head. I was taken to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and lice were creeping upon my face. Thereupon he said: I did not think that your trouble had become so unbearable as I see. Would you be able to afford (the sacrificing) of a goat? I (Ka'b) said: Then this verse was revealed: Com- pensation (in the form of) fasting or alms or a sacrifice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (It Implies) fasting for three days, or feeding six needy perscins, half sa' of food for every needy person. This verse was revealed particularly for me and (now) Its applica- tion is general for all of you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020