\nNarrated `Abdullah bin Ma'qal:\n \n\nI sat with Ka`b bin 'Ujra and asked him about the Fidya. He replied, "This revelation was revealed \nconcerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general. I was carried to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and \nthe lice were falling in great number on my face. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have never thought that your \nailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I see. Can you afford a sheep?" I replied in the \nnegative. He then said, "Fast for three days, or feed six poor persons each with half a Sa of food." (1 \nSa = 3 Kilograms approx.)\n

\nNarrated `Abdullah bin Ma'qal:\n \n\nI sat with Ka`b bin 'Ujra and asked him about the Fidya. He replied, "This revelation was revealed \nconcerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general. I was carried to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and \nthe lice were falling in great number on my face. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have never thought that your \nailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I see. Can you afford a sheep?" I replied in the \nnegative. He then said, "Fast for three days, or feed six poor persons each with half a Sa of food." (1 \nSa = 3 Kilograms approx.)\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَصْبِهَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ، قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْفِدْيَةِ، فَقَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِيَّ خَاصَّةً، وَهْىَ لَكُمْ عَامَّةً، حُمِلْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْقَمْلُ يَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَى وَجْهِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى الْوَجَعَ بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا أَرَى أَوْ مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى الْجَهْدَ بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا أَرَى، تَجِدُ شَاةً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لاَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ فَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ، لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ ‏"‏‏.‏