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Sahih al-Bukhari 4190 (Book 64, Hadith 230) #4005
Three Options for Lice Troubles

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave Ka'b bin Ujra three options to choose from in order to get rid of the lice on his head.

Narrated Ka'b bin Ujra: The Prophet came to me at the time of Al-Hudaibiya Pledge while lice were falling on my face. He said, "Are the lice of your head troubling you?" I said, "Yes". He said, "Shave your head and fast for three days, or feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice". (The sub-narrator, Aiyub said, "I do not know with which of these three options he started")
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَتَى عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ، وَالْقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَى وَجْهِي فَقَالَ ‏{‏أَيُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّ رَأْسِكَ‏}‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَاحْلِقْ، وَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ، أَوِ انْسُكْ نَسِيكَةً ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ لاَ أَدْرِي بِأَىِّ هَذَا بَدَأَ‏.‏

TOPICS
lice  *  troubles  *  shave  *  fast  *  persons  *  sacrifice  *  qasr  *  alhudaibiya  *  halqah  *  saum  *  fuqaraa  *  hadiyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show gratitude & appreciation towards Allah; Help those in need; Do good deeds even if it is something small .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's advice to Ka'b bin Ujra when he was troubled by lice. The Prophet offered him three options; shave his head, fast for three days, or feed six poor persons or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice. All of these options are ways of showing gratitude and appreciation towards Allah and helping those in need. It teaches us that we should always be thankful for what we have and help those who are less fortunate than us. We should also strive to do good deeds even if it is something small like helping someone with their troubles or donating money to charity organizations. By doing so, we can show our appreciation towards Allah and help others at the same time.

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