Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6241

Book 79: Asking Permission

Chapter 11 Asking permission because of looking
باب الاِسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ
Sahih al-Bukhari 6241

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:

A man peeped through a round hole into the dwelling place of the Prophet, while the Prophet (ﷺ) had a
Midray (an iron comb) with which he was scratching his head. the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ” Had known you
were looking (through the hole), I would have pierced your eye with it (i.e., the comb).” Verily! The
order of taking permission to enter has been enjoined because of that sight, (that one should not look
unlawfully at the state of others). (See Hadith No. 807, Vol. 7)

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ حَفِظْتُهُ كَمَا أَنَّكَ هَا هُنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ اطَّلَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جُحْرٍ فِي حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِدْرًى يَحُكُّ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَنْظُرُ لَطَعَنْتُ بِهِ فِي عَيْنِكَ، إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الاِسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ ‏”‏‏.‏

Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6241
In-book reference
Book 79, Hadith 15
Grade: Sahih

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