A person in ihram scratching his head

Ata said: Do not pick lice from your head while you are in ihram. (Scratching the head is permissible for a person in ihram.)

Al-Qasim said: The person in ihram should scratch (his head) with the inner side of his fingertips.

Ibrahim said: There is no harm if a person in ihram scratches (his head) gently.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A man asked me: "May I scratch my head while I am in ihram?" He said: "Yes, if you wish." The man said: "I scratched it and a louse fell from it; then I looked for it again but did not find it." He said: "It is a stray that runs off; you will not find it."

A man said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), while he was in ihram for Hajj: "May I scratch my head while I am in ihram?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas gathered his two hands together, scratched his head with them and said: "As for me, I do it like this."

The man said to him: "What if I kill a louse?" He said: "Away with you! A louse will not stop me from scratching my head; you have been forbidden only from hunting game."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The person in ihram should scratch his head with the inner side of his fingertips.

He said: Someone who saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) scratching (his head) told me so.

Ata was asked whether a person in ihram may scratch his head. He said: Yes, with his fingertips.

Ibrahim bin Muhajir was asked: "Did you hear Ibrahim say that there is no harm if a person in ihram scratches his head?" He said: "Yes."

Abu Mijlaz said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) scratching his head while he was in ihram. Then I looked closely, and he was scratching it with his fingertips.

Ubayd bin Umayr said: There is no harm if a person in ihram scratches his head.

Ata said: The person in ihram should scratch his head gently.