Sahih al-Bukhari 4314 (Book 65, Hadith 42)
a ransom (i.e. Fidya) of either fasting or . . . . (2.196)” He said, “I was taken to the Prophet (ﷺ) while lice
were falling on my face. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘I did not think that your trouble reached to such an extent.
Can you afford to slaughter a sheep (as a ransom for shaving your head)?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Then
fast for three days, or feed six poor persons by giving half a Sa of food for each and shave your head.’
So the above Verse was revealed especially for me and generally for all of you.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4314 (Book 65, Hadith 42)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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