Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Asking Permission
481
Chapter: How was the Ayat of Veiling revealed?
Anas said that he was ten years old when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina. He said, "My mothers decided that I would serve him and I served him for ten years. He died when I was twenty. I am the person who knows best about the business of the veil. The first instance that was revealed occurred when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, built a room for Zaynab bint Jahsh. He celebrated the wedding there, invited the people who came, ate and then left. A group remained with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They stayed for a long time and then the Prophet went out and I went out hoping that they would leave. He walked and I walked with him until he came to the threshold of 'A'isha's room. Then, thinking that they would have left, he returned and I returned with him. He went to Zaynab but they were still sitting there. He left again and I left with him until he once more reached the threshold of 'A'isha's room. When he thought that they would have gone, he went back again and I went back with him. This time they had indeed left. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, then put up a curtain between me and him, and the veil was revealed."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1051 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 1 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1051 |
482
Chapter: Three times of nakedness
Tha'laba ibn Abi Malik al-Qurazi reported that he rode to 'Abdullah ibn Suwayd, one of the Banu Haritha ibn al-Harith, to ask him about the three times of nakedness. 'Abdullah used to observe these times. Tha'laba said, "'Abdullah asked, 'What do you want?' I replied, 'I want to observe them.' He said, 'When I take off my garment at midday, none of my family who have reached puberty comes to me without my permission unless I call them. Nor do they do that when it is Fajr until people know that I have prayed, nor when I have prayed 'Isha' and removed my clothes so that I can sleep.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1052 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 2 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1052 |
483
Chapter: A man eating with his wife
'A'isha said, "I used to eat date and butter mixture with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Umar visited and the Prophet invited him and he ate. 'Umar's hand touched my fingers and he said, 'Oh! If I were to be obeyed about you, no eye would ever see you!' Then the veil was revealed."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1053 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 3 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1053 |
Umm Habiba bint Qays (Khawla) was heard to say, "My hand and that of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mixed together in the same vessel."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1054 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1054 |
484
Chapter: When someone enters a house which is uninhabited
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "When someone enters a house which is not lived in, he should say, 'Peace be upon the righteous slaves of Allah.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1055 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 5 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1055 |
Ibn 'Abbas said, "The verse, 'Do not enter houses other than your own until you have asked permission and greeted their inhabitants' (24:27) has an exception made to it when Allah says, 'There is nothing wrong in your entering houses where no one lives where there is some service for you. Allah knows what you divulge and what you conceal.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1056 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 6 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1056 |
485
Chapter: "Those you own as slaves should ask your permission to enter" (24:56)
Regarding the ayat, "Those you own as slaves should ask your permission to enter" (24:56), Ibn 'Umar said, "That applies to men rather than women."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1057 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 7 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1057 |
486
Chapter: The words of Allah, "Once your children have reached puberty" (24:57)
Ibn 'Umar reported that when his children had reached puberty and he had withdrawn to his room, none of them entered where he was except with his permission.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1058 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 8 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1058 |
487
Chapter: Someone asking permission to come in to visit
'Alqama said, "A man came to 'Abdullah and said, 'Should I ask permission to go in where my mother is?' He said, 'At all times. Do you want to see her (exposed)?'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1059 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 9 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1059 |
Muslim ibn Nadhir said, "A man asked Hudhayfa, 'Should I ask permission to enter where my mother is?' He replied, 'If you were not to ask her permission, you would see what you dislike.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1060 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 10 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1060 |
488
Chapter: Asking permission to enter where one's father
Musa ibn Talha said, "I entered where my mother was with my father. He went in and I followed him. He turned and pushed me in the chest so that I fell on my bottom. Then he said, 'Will you enter without permission!'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1061 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 11 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1061 |
489
Chapter: Asking permission to go in to one's father and
Jabir said, "A man should ask permission from his son and his mother, even if she is old, his brother, his sister and his father."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1062 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 12 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1062 |
490
Chapter: Asking a sister's permission to enter
'Ata' said, "I asked Ibn 'Abbas, 'Does one ask permission of one's sister?' He replied, 'Yes.' I repeated it and said, 'My two sisters live in my room and I provide for them and spend on them, so do I ask them for permission?' He said, 'Yes. Do you want to see them naked?' Then he recited, 'O you who believe! Those you own as slaves and those of you who have not as yet reached puberty should ask your permission to enter at three times:
before the Dawn Prayer and when you have undressed at noon and after the Night Prayer - three times of nakedness for you.' (24:56) Ibn 'Abbas said, 'He did not command these individuals to ask permission other than at these three times of nakedness.' Then he went on to say, 'The verse in Surat an-Nur:57 is: 'Once your children have reached puberty, they should ask your permission to enter as those before them also asked permission.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1063 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 13 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1063 |
491
Chapter: Asking your brother for permission to enter
'Abdullah said, "A man asks permission of his father, his mother, his brother and his sister."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1064 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 14 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1064 |
492
Chapter: Asking permission three times
'Ubayd ibn 'Umayr reported that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari asked permission of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, but he did not grant him permission. It seemed that he was busy. Abu Musa came back and 'Umar had finished. He said, "Didn't I hear the voice of 'Abdullah ibn Qays? Give him permission to enter." He was told, "He has gone away," so he sent after him. Abu Musa said, "We were commanded to behave like that (i.e. to go away after having asked permission to enter three times)." 'Umar said, "Bring me a clear proof of it." He then went to the gathering of the Ansar and questioned them. They said, "Only the youngest of us will attest to that - Abu Sa'id al-Khudri." He went with Abu Sa'id. 'Umar said, "Is something of what the may Allah bless him and grant him peace,, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded hidden from me? Doing business in the markets distracted me," i.e. going out to trade.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1065 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 15 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1065 |
493
Chapter: Asking permission to enter is not a greeting
Regarding the person who asks for permission to enter before he gives the greeting, Abu Hurayra said, "He is not given permission until he has first given the greeting."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1066 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 16 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1066 |
Abu Hurayra said, "When someone comes in and does not say, 'Peace be upon you,' then say, 'No,' until he brings the key which is the greeting (salam)."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1067 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 17 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1067 |
494
Chapter: When someone looks without permission, his eye
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If a man looks into your house and you take some pebbles and gouge out his eye, there is no fault in you."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1068 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 18 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1068 |
Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was standing in prayer and a man looked into his room. He took an arrow from his quiver and aimed it at his eyes."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1069 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 19 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1069 |
495
Chapter: Asking permission without looking
Sahl ibn Sa'd told him that a man looked from a room through the door of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a comb with which he was scratching his hair. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw him, he said, "If I had known that you were looking at me, I would have stabbed you in the eye with this!"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1070 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 20 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1070 |
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The ear is put in the place of the eye."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1071 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 21 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1071 |
Anas said, "A man looked through a gap into the room of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Messenger of Allah aimed an arrow-head at him, and the man withdrew his head."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1072 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 22 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1072 |
496
Chapter: When a man greets another man in his room
'Ubayd ibn Hunayn related to him that Abu Musa said, "I asked permission three times to come in to 'Umar, but he did not give me permission and so I went away. He said, ''Abdullah, is it hard on you to be kept waiting at your door.' I said, 'I asked permission from you three times and you did not give me permission, so I went away (and we were commanded to do that).' 'Umar said, 'From whom did you hear this?' I replied, 'I heard it from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' 'Umar said, 'Did you hear something from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which I did not hear? If you do not bring me a clear proof, I will make an example of you!' Therefore I went to a group of Ansar who were sitting in the mosque. I asked them and they said, 'Does anyone doubt this?' I told them what 'Umar had said. They said, 'Only the youngest of us will go with you.' So Abu Sa'id al-Khudri - or Abu Mas'ud - went with me to 'Umar. He said, 'We went out with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he was going to Sa'd ibn 'Ubada. He gave the greeting, but Sa'd did not give permission. Then he greeted him a second time and then a third time, but Sa'd did not give him permission. So the Prophet said, 'We have done what we must.' Then he went back and Sa'd caught up to him and said, 'Messenger of Allah! By the One who sent you with the Truth, every time you greeted me, I heard and answered you, but I wanted to have a lot of greeting (peace) from you for me and the people of my house.'" Abu Musa said, "By Allah, I am a guardian of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." 'Umar said, "Yes, but I wanted to make sure."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1073 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 23 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1073 |
497
Chapter: A man's invitation is his permission
'Abdullah said, "When a man is given an invitation, that is his permission to enter."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1074 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 24 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1074 |
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When one of you gives someone an invitation and the person you invited comes with your messenger, that is his permission to enter."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1075 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 25 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1075 |
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man's messenger to another man is his permission to enter."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1076 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 26 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1076 |
Abu'l-'Alaniyya said, "I came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and greeted him, but he did not give me permission. Then I greeted him again and he did not give me permission. Then I greeted him a third time, raising my voice and said, 'Peace be upon you, people of the house,' and he did not give me permission. Then I went off to one side and sat down. A slave boy came out to me and said, 'Enter.' I entered and Abu Sa'id said to me, 'If you had said it any more times, I would not have given you permission.' I asked him about vessels (i.e. those used for wine) and other things. He said, 'Haram.' I asked him about an old milk-skin made into a bucket for fermentation purposes. 'Haram,' he said."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1077 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 27 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1077 |
498
Chapter: How does someone stand at a door
'Abdullah ibn Busr, the Companion of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that when the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to a door when he wanted to ask permission to enter, he did not face it directly. He stood to the right or the left. If he was given permission, he went in. Otherwise he went away.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1078 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 28 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1078 |
499
Chapter: When someone asks permission to enter, he says,
Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj said, "I came to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, and asked him for permission to enter. They told me, 'Stay where you are until he comes to you.' I sat down near his door." He continued, "'Umar came out to me, called for water and did wudu'. Then he wiped over his leather socks. I said, 'O Amir al'-Mu'minin, is this on account of urine?' He replied, 'On account of urine or other things.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1079 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 29 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1079 |
500
Chapter: Knocking on a door
Anas ibn Malik reported that people knocked on the door of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, using their fingernails.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1080 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 30 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1080 |
501
Chapter: When someone enters without having asked permission
Kalda ibn Hanbal reported that Safwan ibn Umayya sent him to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during the Conquest of Makka with some milk, gazelle, and cucumber. (Abu 'Asim said that the meant vegetables.) The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was at the top of the valley and I did not give the greeting nor ask for permission. He said, "Go back and say, 'Peace be upon you. May I enter?' That was after Safwan had become Muslim."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1081 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 31 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1081 |
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If someone looks inside, he should not be given permission to enter."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1082 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 32 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1082 |
502
Chapter: When someone says, "Can I come in?" and does not
'Ata' reported that Abu Hurayra said, "When someone says, "Can I come in?" and does not give the key.'" 'Ata' said, "Peace?" and Abu Hurayra replied, "Yes."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1083 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 33 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1083 |
Rib'i ibn Hirash reported that a man of the Banu 'Amir came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Can I come in?" The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told his slavegirl, "Go out and say to him,, 'Say, "Peace be upon you. Can I come in?" He is not good at asking permission to enter." The man said, "I heard that before the slavegirl came out to me and I said, 'Peace be upon you. Can I come in?' Then the Prophet said, 'And on you. Enter!'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1084 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 34 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1084 |
503
Chapter: How to ask permission to enter
Ibn 'Abbas said, "'Umar asked permission to visit the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah! Peace be upon you! Can I come in?'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1085 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 35 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1085 |
504
Chapter: The one who says, "Who is it?" and is answered,
Jabir said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about a debt my father owed. I knocked at the door and he asked. 'Who is it?' 'Me,' I replied. He said, 'Me? Me?' as if he disliked that."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1086 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 36 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1086 |
Burayda said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out to the mosque while Musa was reciting. He said, 'Who is it?' I said 'I am Burayda, may I be your ransom!' The Prophet said, 'This man has been given one of the flutes of the family of Da'ud.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1087 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 37 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1087 |
505
Chapter: When someone asks permission, he is told, "Enter
'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Ju'dan said, "I was with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and he asked permission from the people of the house to enter. He was told, 'Enter with peace,' and he refused to enter them.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1088 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 38 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1088 |
506
Chapter: Looking into houses
Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When the eye enters, permission to enter should not be given."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1089 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 39 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1089 |
Muslim ibn Nadhir said, "A man asked permission to enter from Hudhayfa. He looked in and said, 'May I come in?' Hudhayfa replied, 'As for you eye, it has already entered. As for your bottom, it has not entered.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1090 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 40 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1090 |
Anas ibn Malik reported that a bedouin came to the house of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and put his eye to the crack of the door. Therefore the Prophet took an arrow or a sharp stick and aimed it at the bedouin as to gouge out his eye. The man left and the Prophet said, "If you had stayed, I would have gouged out your eye."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1091 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 41 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1091 |
'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Anyone who fills his eye with the contents of a house before he has been given permission has gone astray."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1092 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 42 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1092 |
Thawban, the mawla of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to look inside a house until he has been given permission. If he does so, he has entered. He should not act as the imam of a people and then single himself out for supplication to the exclusion of others. He should not pray while he needs to urinate until he has relieved himself."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1093 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 43 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1093 |
507
Chapter: The excellence of someone who enters his house
Abu Umama reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, Allah is responsible for three:
if they live, they will have enough, and if they die, they will enter the Garden. Allah Almighty is responsible for whoever enters his house , saying 'Peace'. Allah is responsible for whoever goes out to the mosque. Allah is responsible for whoever goes out in the Way of Allah."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1094 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 44 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1094 |
Jabir said, "When you come in to your family, greet them with a greeting from Allah which is blessed and good." He added, "I only think that it is what is meant by His words, 'When you are greeted with a greeting, greet with one better than it or return it.' (4:86)"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1095 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 45 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1095 |
508
Chapter: When someone does not mention Allah when he enters
Jabir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When a man enters his house, he should Allah mention Allah Almighty, both when he enters and he eats. If he does so, Shaytan says (i.e. to the shayatin), 'You cannot spend the night or eat.' When he enters and does not mention Allah when he enters, Shaytan says, 'You have got your lodgings for the night and your supper.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1096 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 46 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1096 |
509
Chapter: What one is not given permission for
A'yan al-Khwarizmi said, "We came to Anas ibn Malik while he was sitting his foyer with anyone else with him. My companion greeted him and said, 'May I come in?' Anas said, 'Come in. This is a place where no one asks for permission.' He had food brought to us and we ate. Then a cup of sweet nabidh was brought and we drank and were full."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1097 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 47 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1097 |
510
Chapter: Asking permission in shops in the market
Mujahid said, "Ibn 'Umar did not ask permission to enter shops in the market."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1098 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 48 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1098 |
'Ata' said, "Ibn 'Umar used to ask permission to enter market-stalls."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1099 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 49 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1099 |
511
Chapter: How to ask permission from Persians
Abu Abdul Malik, the mawla of Umm Miskin, the daughter of ('Umar) ibn 'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, said, "My mistress sent me to Abu Hurayra and he came with me. When he was at the door, he asked in Persian, 'Can we come in?' 'Come in!' she replied.' Then she said, 'Abu Hurayra, if visitors come to me after 'Isha', should I enter into conversation with them?' He replied, 'Converse as long as you have not done the witr prayer. If you have done the witr, there is no conversation after it.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1100 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 50 |
English translation | : Book 43, Hadith 1100 |