Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 13295 — A person in ihram bathing or washing

Abdullah bin Hunayn says: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) differed about a muhrim washing his head. They sent me to Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him). I came to him while he was bathing at the well, and I said to him: "Your nephew Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas has sent me to you, and he asks: How did you see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) washing his head while in the state of ihram?" He took some water and poured it on his head, then he moved forward and backward, and said: "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) washing his head while in the state of ihram." Then I returned to them and informed them of what he had said. Sayyiduna al-Miswar said: "I will never differ with you again."