The Case of One’s Throwing Insects Away from His Body when in the state of Ihram

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘ Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, about a man who in the state of Ihram kills a louse. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is nothing on him for it, but it is not proper to do so knowingly.’”

3. Al-Husayn ibn m h has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Ahmad al-‘A’idh from al- Husayn ibn al-‘Ala’ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram must not knowingly throw away from one’s body or cloth a louse, if one does so one must feed food.’ I asked, ‘How much food is it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘One handful (one meal).”’

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, about a man who in the state of Ihram finds ticks and bigger ticks; can he throw it away? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so. It is very mean of them to climb where they are not to climb.’”