أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَنَّهُمَا اخْتَلَفَا بِالْأَبْوَائِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لَا يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ فَأَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَی أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ الْبِئْرِ وَهُوَ مُسْتَتِرٌ بِثَوْبٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقُلْتُ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْکَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُکَ کَيْفَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَی الثَّوْبِ فَطَأْطَأَهُ حَتَّی بَدَا رَأْسُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَی رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّکَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ وَقَالَ هَکَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2671
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas and Al Miswar bin Makhramah that they had a difference of opinion in Al Abwa’. Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Muhrim (pilgrim in Ihram) may wash his head.” Al-Miswar said: “He should not wash his head.” Ibn ‘Abbas sent me (the narrator) to Abu Ayyub Al-An to ask him about that. I found him performing Ghusl in front of the well, screened with a cloth. I greeted him with Salam and said: “Abdullah bin ‘Abbas has sent me to you to ask you how the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to wash his head when he was in I-zram.” Abu Ayyfib put his hand on the cloth and lowered it, until his head appeared, then he told someone to pour water on his head. Then he rubbed his head with his hands, back and forth, and said: “This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم do.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020