The Book of Hajj-03b
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The reciter: And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, he said: al-Mu'alli ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Sulayman ibn Ballal narrated to us, from 'Uqbah ibn Abi 'Uqbah, from 'Abd al-Rahman al-A'raj, from Ibn Buhaynah: .
The Shaykh : This hadith, or this chapter, is related to what came before it, because what came before it contains the prohibition against shaving the head, and this contains the permissibility of cupping. And the permissibility of cupping necessitates shaving some hair, so that indicates that if a person needs to have cupping performed while he is in the state of ihram, there is no harm in it; he has it done and no expiation is required of him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not incur an expiation when he had cupping performed.
And his saying "wasat" (middle), and it is not said "wasat" (with a fatha on the waw), and that is because "wasat" when it is between two distinct eyes is with a sukun (silent letter), and if it is between the two sides of one thing, it is with a fatha (vowel). This is the rule for the sukun and the fatha. So based on this, if you say "the imam is wasat (with sukun) of the congregation," that is an error; you say "wasat" (with fatha). But if you say "wasat (with fatha) of the head" or "wasat (with fatha) of the arm" or "wasat (with fatha) of the body," it is with a fatha.
This is when it means the separation between two things. But if it means choice, justice, or something similar, it is known to be with a fatha, like His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:143].
And the hadith of Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah makes it clear that the consideration is the generality of the wording, not the specificity of the cause, because it was revealed specifically for him, but it is general for the Muslims. And in it also is that the feeding is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for every poor person. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that there is no difference whether the feeding is with dates, wheat, or something else. But the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) distinguished in the prescribed feeding between it being from wheat or something else. They said: from wheat it is a mudd (a quarter of a sa'), and from barley and the like it is half a sa'.
And some scholars said: the rest of the feedings, other than the feeding... like this, there is no prescribed amount in it, but what suffices for a poor person is what is obligatory. And if he wishes, he cooks it and invites the poor people to it. But whoever is cautious and says, "I will apply this ruling to everything that is fed, and every food must be half a sa', even the feeding of ten poor people in an oath, which would be five sa's by the sa' of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), based on his saying: 'for every poor person half a sa'," whoever does that has done nothing wrong. And whoever takes the general wording in what is not restricted and says, "The intention is to feed the poor person, and the Shari'ah did not restrict it, so it is understood as whatever achieves the feeding," has hit the mark.
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping performed on him on the road to Makkah, while he was in the state of ihram, on the middle of his head.
أنّ النّبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم احتجم بطريق مكّة ، وهو محرم ، وسط رأسهThe Shaykh : This hadith, or this chapter, is related to what came before it, because what came before it contains the prohibition against shaving the head, and this contains the permissibility of cupping. And the permissibility of cupping necessitates shaving some hair, so that indicates that if a person needs to have cupping performed while he is in the state of ihram, there is no harm in it; he has it done and no expiation is required of him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not incur an expiation when he had cupping performed.
And his saying "wasat" (middle), and it is not said "wasat" (with a fatha on the waw), and that is because "wasat" when it is between two distinct eyes is with a sukun (silent letter), and if it is between the two sides of one thing, it is with a fatha (vowel). This is the rule for the sukun and the fatha. So based on this, if you say "the imam is wasat (with sukun) of the congregation," that is an error; you say "wasat" (with fatha). But if you say "wasat (with fatha) of the head" or "wasat (with fatha) of the arm" or "wasat (with fatha) of the body," it is with a fatha.
This is when it means the separation between two things. But if it means choice, justice, or something similar, it is known to be with a fatha, like His saying, the Exalted:
And thus we have made you a just community
وكذلك جعلناكم أمة وسطاAnd the hadith of Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah makes it clear that the consideration is the generality of the wording, not the specificity of the cause, because it was revealed specifically for him, but it is general for the Muslims. And in it also is that the feeding is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for every poor person. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that there is no difference whether the feeding is with dates, wheat, or something else. But the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) distinguished in the prescribed feeding between it being from wheat or something else. They said: from wheat it is a mudd (a quarter of a sa'), and from barley and the like it is half a sa'.
And some scholars said: the rest of the feedings, other than the feeding... like this, there is no prescribed amount in it, but what suffices for a poor person is what is obligatory. And if he wishes, he cooks it and invites the poor people to it. But whoever is cautious and says, "I will apply this ruling to everything that is fed, and every food must be half a sa', even the feeding of ten poor people in an oath, which would be five sa's by the sa' of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), based on his saying: 'for every poor person half a sa'," whoever does that has done nothing wrong. And whoever takes the general wording in what is not restricted and says, "The intention is to feed the poor person, and the Shari'ah did not restrict it, so it is understood as whatever achieves the feeding," has hit the mark.