Sahih Muslim Hadith 2880 – It Is Permissible

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[2880] 82 – ( … ) Ka'b bin 'Ujrah [may Allah be pleased with them] narrated that the Messenger of Allah stood near him while lice were falling from his head, and he said: "Are these vermin bothering you?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Shave your head." He said: "It was concerning me that this verse was revealed: "…And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing awm (fasts) (three days) or Al-Baqarah 2:196. giving adaqah or offering sacrifice (one sheep) ..J11 "The Messenger of Allah ç said to me: 'Fast for three days or give a Faraq (three Sd) to be shared between six poor persons, or offer whatever you can afford as a sacrifice."