that there cropped up a difference of opinion between Abdullah b. 'Abbas and al-Miswar b. Makhrama at a place (called) Abwa'. Abdullah b. 'Abbas contended that a Muhrim (is permitted) to wash his head, whereas Miswar contended that a Muhrim is not (permit- fed) to wash his head. So Ibn Abbas sent me (the father of Ibrabim) to Abu Ayyub al- Ansirl to ask him about it. (So I went to him) and found him taking bath behind two poles covered by a cloth. I gave him salutation, whereupon be asked: Who is this? I said: I am 'Abdullah b. Hunain. 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas has sent me to you to find out how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ washed his head in the state of Ihram. Abu Ayyub (Allah be pleased with him) placed his hand on the cloth and lowered it (a little) till his head became visible to me; and he said to the man who was pouring water upon him to pour water. He poured water on his head. He then moved his head with the help of his hands and moved them (the hands) forward and backward and then said: This is how I saw him (the Messenger of Allah) doing.  

عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَتِرُ بِثَوْبٍ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقُلْتُ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ؓ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ فَطَأْطَأَهُ حَتَّى بَدَا لِي رَأْسُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ اصْبُبْ فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُهُ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ  

they had a difference of opinion in al-Abwa. Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Muhrim (Pilgrim in Ihram) may wash his head." Al-Miswar said: "He should not wash his head."Ibn 'Abbas sent me (the narrator) to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari to ask him about that. I found him performing Ghusl in front of the well, screened with a cloth. I greeted him with Salam and said: "Abdullah bin 'Abbas has sent me to you to ask you how the Messenger of Allah used to wash his head when he was in Ihram." Abu put his hand on the cloth and lowered it, until his head appeared, then he told someone to puor water on his head. Then he rubbed his head with his hands, back and forth, and said: "This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah do."  

عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىِ الْبِئْرِ وَهُوَ مُسْتَتِرٌ بِثَوْبٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقُلْتُ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ فَطَأْطَأَهُ حَتَّى بَدَا رَأْسُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ  

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.’”  

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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ يَفْعَلُ  

[Machine] And Ibn Abbas replied, "Yes, Ibn Abbas sent me to Abu Ayyub to recite to you greetings from your cousin, Abdullah ibn Abbas. And he asks you, 'How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wash his head while in the state of ihram?' Abu Ayyub replied, 'I found him washing his head between the two horns of a well, which was covered by a piece of cloth. When I brought water for him, he gathered the cloth to his chest until his face was visible to me. And I saw him standing with water poured on his head.' Abu Ayyub demonstrated with his hands on his head, showing how the Prophet ﷺ washed his head. Ibn Abbas said, 'I will never order you to do it differently.' Al-Hajjaj added, 'And Warh.' And when I associated with him and asked him, he gathered the cloth to his chest until his head and face were visible to me, and someone was standing pouring water on his head.'  

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بَلَى فَأَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ السَّلَامَ وَيَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ مُحْرِمًا؟ قَالَ فَوَجَدَهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ بِئْرٍ قَدْ سُتِرَ عَلَيْهِ بِثَوْبٍ فَلَمَّا اسْتَبَنْتُ لَهُ ضَمَّ الثَّوْبَ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ حَتَّى بَدَا لِيوَجْهُهُ وَرَأَيْتُهُ وَإِنْسَانٌ قَائِمٌ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ بِيَدَيْهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ جَمِيعًا عَلَى جَمِيعِ رَأْسِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ فَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ لَا أُمَارِيكَ أَبَدًا قَالَ الْحَجَّاجُ وَرَوْحٌ فَلَمَّا انْتَسَبْتُ لَهُ وَسَأَلْتُهُ ضَمَّ الثَّوْبَ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ حَتَّى بَدَا لِي رَأْسُهُ وَوَجْهُهُ وَإِنْسَانٌ قَائِمٌ  

[Machine] Al-Miswar ibn Makhrama and Ibn Abbas saw a person washing his head while being in the state of ihram (sacred pilgrimage clothes). They sent me to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari and asked me, "How did you see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ washing his head while in the state of ihram?" So I came to Abu Ayyub and found him between the two corners of the well, with a cloth covering him. I greeted him and he pulled the cloth closer to him. I said, "My cousin Ibn Abbas sent me to you to ask how you saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ washing his head." Abu Ayyub then motioned his hands over his head, moving them forwards and backwards.  

امْتَرَى الْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فِي غَسْلِ الْمُحْرِمِ رَأْسَهُ فَأَرْسَلُونِي إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ؟ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ وَهُوَ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الْبِئْرِ وَقَدْ سُتِرَ عَلَيْهِ بِثَوْبٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَضَمَّ الثَّوْبَ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ؟ «فَأَمَرَّ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مُقْبِلًا وَمُدْبِرًا»  

Pour water. He poured water on his head and Abu Ayyub moved his head with his hands. He carried his hands forward and backward. He then said I saw him doing similarly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1840)   

وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لَا يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ فَأَرْسَلَنِي إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَتِرُ بِثَوْبٍ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقُلْتُ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ وَطَأْطَأَهُ حَتَّى بَدَا لِي رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ اصْبُبْ فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ»  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated from Malik, from Zaid bin Aslam, from Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Hunayn, from his father, that Ibn Abbas and Musawir bin Makhrama differed regarding the ablution of a person in a state of ihram (ritual consecration for Hajj or Umrah). Ibn Abbas said that the person in ihram should wash his head, while Musawir said that the person in ihram should not wash his head. So, Ibn Abbas sent him to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. He found him washing between the two pillars while covering himself with a garment. Ibn Abbas greeted him, and Abu Ayyub asked, "Who is this?" Ibn Abbas replied, "I am Abdullah bin Hunayn, sent to you by Abdullah bin Abbas. I ask you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to wash his head while in a state of ihram?" Abu Ayyub placed his hand on the garment and nodded at me, then said to someone, "Pour (water) over his head." So, he poured water over his head, and Abu Ayyub moved his head with his hands, both facing the Kaaba and turning away from it. Then, Abu Ayyub said, "This is how I saw him (the Prophet) doing it."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ اخْتَلَفَا بِالْأَبْوَاءِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لَا يَغْسِلُ الْمُحْرِمُ رَأْسَهُ فَأَرْسَلَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَوَجَدَهُ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَتِرُ بِثَوْبٍ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَنْ هَذَا؟» فَقُلْتُ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ؟ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الثَّوْبِ فَطَأْطَأَنِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِإِنْسَانٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ اصْبُبْ «فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَفْعَلُ  

[Machine] Tamara (a female name) is the daughter of Abdullah and Al-Miswar is the son of Makhrama. They were washing the head of the person in a state of ihram, so they sent me to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari. I went to him while he was washing between the two horns of a well. When he saw me, he covered his body with his garment. So I said, "The son of your brother, Ibn Abbas, sent me to ask you how you saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pouring water on his head while in a state of ihram?" He poured water on his head and said, "Like this," gesturing and placing his hand on his head, he did it three times.  

تَمَارَى ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ فِي غَسْلِ الْمُحْرِمِ رَأْسَهِ فَأَرْسَلُونِي إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَغْتَسِلُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ بِئْرٍ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي ضَمَّ الثَّوْبَ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ أَخِيكَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَيْكَ يَسْأَلُكَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُبُّ الْمَاءَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ؟ «فَصَبَّ الْمَاءَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ» فَقَالَ هَكَذَا وَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ أَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ