Hadith 18113

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ ، قَالَ : رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَمْلِي يَتَسَاقَطُ عَلَى وَجْهِي ، فَقَالَ : " أَتُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّكَ هَذِهِ ؟ " قَالَ : قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : " فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحْلِقَ وَهُمْ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ ، وَلَمْ يُبَيِّنْ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يَحْلِقُونَ بِهَا ، وَهُمْ عَلَى طَمَعٍ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَكَّةَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ الْفِدْيَةَ ، فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أُطْعِمَ فِرْقًا بَيْنَ سِتَّةِ مَسَاكِينَ ، أَوْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ، أَوْ أَذْبَحَ شَاةً " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were in the state of Ihram at Hudaybiyyah with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The polytheists had surrounded us (and were not allowing us to enter the Haram). My hair had grown very long, and during this time, lice began to fall from my head onto my face. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me and said, "Are the lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes!" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that my head be shaved. On this occasion, the verse was revealed: "And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head (necessitating shaving), he should offer a ransom by fasting, or charity, or sacrifice."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / أول مسند الكوفيين / 18113
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1814، م: 1201