Sunan Ibn Majah Chapters on Hajj Rituals

Sunan Ibn Majah 2934

Chapter: The Muhrim may wash his head

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 2934

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، اخْتَلَفَا بِالأَبْوَاءِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ لاَ يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَتِرُ بِثَوْبٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قُلْتُ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ فَطَأْطَأَهُ حَتَّى بَدَا لِي رَأْسُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ

اصْبُبْ ‏.‏ فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُهُ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَفْعَلُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibrahim bin ‘Abdullah bin Hunain, from his father, that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas and Miswar bin Makhramah disagreed at Abwa’. Abdullah bin ‘Abbas said that the Muhrim may wash his head, and Miswar said that the Muhrim may not wash his head. Ibn ‘Abbas sent me to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari to ask him about that, and I found him taking a bath near the well, screened with a piece of cloth. I greeted him with Salam, and he said:

“Who is this?” I said: “I am ‘Abdullah bin Hunain. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas sent me to you to ask you how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to wash his head when he was in Ihram.” He said: “Abu Ayyub put his hand on the cloth and lowered it until his head appeared, then he said to someone who was pouring water for him, Pour water. So he poured water on his head. Then he rubbed his head with his hands, forwards and backwards, and said: ‘This is what I saw him (ﷺ) doing.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2934), Al-Bukhari (No. 1840), Muslim (No. 1205a), Abu Dawud (No. 1840), An-Nasa’i (No. 2665) and Malik (No. 711).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( بِالْأَبْوَاءِ ) بِفَتْحِ الْهَمْزَة وَسُكُون الْمُوَحَّدَة وَالْمَدّ جَبَل بَيْن الْحَرَمَيْنِ ( بَيْن الْقَرْنَيْنِ ) هُمَا قَرْنَا الْبِئْر الْمَبْنِيَّانِ عَلَى جَانِبهَا أَوْ هُمَا خَشَبَتَانِ فِي جَانِبَيْ الْبِئْر لِأَجْلِ الْبَكَرَة ( كَيْف كَانَ إِلَخْ ) لَا يَخْلُو عَنْ إِشْكَال لِأَنَّ الِاخْتِلَاف بَيْنهمَا كَانَ فِي أَصْل الْغُسْل لَا فِي كِيفَتَيْهِ فَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ إِرْسَاله كَانَ لِلسُّؤَالِ عَنْ أَصْله إِلَّا أَنْ يُقَال إِرْسَاله لِيَسْأَلهُ عَنْ الْأَصْل وَالْكَيْفِيَّة عَلَى تَقْدِير جَوَاز الْأَصْل مَعًا فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ جَوَاز الْأَصْل بِمُبَاشَرَةِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ سَكَتَ عَنْهُ وَسَأَلَ عَنْ الْكَيْفِيَّة لَكِنْ قَدْ يُقَال مَحَلّ الْخِلَاف هُوَ الْغُسْل بِلَا…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2934
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2934
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 2934
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2934