A person in ihram bathing or washing his head

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."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "Come, let us put our heads in the water and see which of us can endure longer," while at that time we were both in the state of ihram.

Abdullah bin Ma'bad says: I set out with my maternal aunt, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). I had matted my hair with honey or some gum while I was in the state of ihram, and it became a hardship for me. I asked Sayyidah Maymunah, and she said: "Dip your head in the water several times."

Muslim al-Qurri says: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "May I pour water over my head while I am in the state of ihram?" He said, "There is no harm at all in that. Indeed, Allah Almighty says: 'Indeed, Allah loves those who repent and loves those who purify themselves.' [Al-Baqarah: 222]"

Mujahid says: There is no harm in a person in the state of ihram bathing with water.

Abu Umamah al-Taymi says: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "May a person in the state of ihram take a bath?" He said, "That will only make his hair more dishevelled."

Tawus says: There is no harm in a person in the state of ihram washing his head and plunging into the water.

Ikrimah says: A person in the state of ihram may bathe with water if he wishes.

Ibrahim says: There is no harm in a person in the state of ihram taking a bath even when it is not for major ritual impurity (janabah).

Ubaydullah bin Umar says: I poured water over Salim while he was in the state of ihram, and he forbade me from pouring it over his head.

Al-Hasan says: There is no harm in a person in the state of ihram bathing even when it is not for major ritual impurity (janabah).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: We were bathing and plunging into a small inlet of the sea at al-Juhfah, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was watching us. He raised no objection to it, even though we were all in the state of ihram.