Permissibility of Washing the Head and Body While in Ihram

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Source: Urdu Explanation of Umdat al-Ahkam from Kalam Khair al-Anam, Translation: Hafiz Faizullah Nasir

الْحَدِيثُ الْأَوَّلُ: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ { أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ اخْتَلَفَا بِالْأَبْوَاءِ . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ . وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ: لَا يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ . قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ . فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَيْنِ ، وَهُوَ يُسْتَرُ بِثَوْبٍ . فَسَلَّمْت عَلَيْهِ . فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقُلْت: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ ، أَرْسَلَنِي إلَيْكَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، يَسْأَلُكَ: كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ؟ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ ، فَطَأْطَأَهُ ، حَتَّى بَدَا لِي رَأْسُهُ . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ: اُصْبُبْ ، فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ . ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ: هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْتَسِلُ } .
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ ” فَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: لَا أُمَارِيكَ أَبَدًا ” .

Abdullah bin Haneen narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and Sayyiduna Masroor bin Mukhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a disagreement in Abwa. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Muhrim will wash his head, but Masroor (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He will not wash his head. The narrator says that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), and I found him performing ablution between two pieces of wood attached to a well, and he was covered with a cloth. I greeted him, and he said: Who is this gentleman? I said: I am Abdullah bin Haneen, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to ask you how the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to wash his blessed head while in the state of Ihram? Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) placed his hand on the cloth used as a cover and lowered it until his head became visible before me. Then he said to the person pouring water on him: Pour water. The person poured water on his head, then he moved his head with both hands, bringing both hands first to the front of the head and then to the back. Then he said: I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) perform ablution in this manner.
In one narration, Masroor (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): After today, I will never argue with you again.
Explanation of Vocabulary:
الأبواء: is the name of a place between Makkah and Madinah.
طاطاه: means “he lowered it” / singular masculine past tense verb, known form, verb form fa’alla.
Explanation of the Hadith:
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) did not ask Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) washed his head while in the state of Ihram, but rather he asked about the manner of washing the head, so that along with the answer to his question, knowledge of the method of washing could also be gained.

Reference: Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar: 56/4

And from the hadith, the place of reference is clear that it is permissible for the Muhrim to wash his head and body.

Reference: Kashf al-Litham by Safarini: 352/4

Narrators of the Hadith:
Three companions are mentioned in this hadith. First, the narrator Abdullah bin Haneen, who was a Hashemite and a freed slave of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). He is counted among the trustworthy Tabi‘in. He passed away during the days when Yazid bin Abd al-Malik was appointed to the caliphate. The second name is the well-known and venerable companion Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). The third is Sayyiduna Masroor bin Mukhramah (may Allah be pleased with him). He was born in Makkah two years after the Hijrah and came to Madinah in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the year of the conquest of Makkah. At that time, he was six years old, and at the time of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) passing, he was eight years old. He passed away in Rabi’ al-Thani 74 AH.

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