Book 79: Asking Permission
Sahih al-Bukhari
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Yahya bin Ja'far narrated to us that Abdur Razzaq told us. Abdur Razzaq narrated from Ma'mar, Ma'mar from Hammam, Hammam from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “Allah created Adam in His image. His height was sixty cubits. When Allah had created him, He said: ‘Go and greet those few angels who are sitting there, and listen carefully to the reply they give you, for it will be your reply and that of your offspring.’ Adam said: As-salamu alaikum (Peace be upon you). They said: As-salamu alaika wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah). So they added wa rahmatullah to his (greeting). Now whoever enters Paradise will enter it in the form of Adam. After him, (people's) stature has kept on diminishing until now.”
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Abul Yaman narrated to us that Shu'aib informed us. He narrated from Zuhri, he said: Sulaiman bin Yasar told me that Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (ra) informed me. He said: On the Day of Sacrifice the Messenger of Allah (saw) seated Fadl bin Abbas (ra) behind him on the back of his she-camel, and Fadl (ra) was a handsome man. The Prophet (saw) stopped for the people to answer their questions. And a beautiful woman of (the tribe of) Khath'am came forward to ask the Messenger of Allah (saw) about a religious matter. Fadl (ra) began to look at her, and her beauty pleased him. When the Prophet (saw) turned and looked, Fadl (ra) was looking at her. So he (saw) put his hand back, took hold of Fadl's (ra) chin and turned his face away so that he would not look at her. She said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Allah's obligation of Hajj upon His servants was laid down at a time when my father was so old that he could not sit upright on a she-camel. If I perform Hajj on his behalf, will that fulfil his Hajj? He (saw) said: “Yes.”
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Abdullah bin Muhammad narrated to us that Abu Amir told us. Zuhair (bin Muhammad) narrated to us. Zuhair narrated from Zaid bin Aslam, Zaid from Ata' bin Yasar, Ata' from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (ra), that the Prophet (saw) said: “Keep yourselves from sitting on the roads.” The people said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! We have no choice but to have our gatherings. We sit in them and talk. He (saw) said: “If you must sit, then give the road its due.” They asked: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! What is the due of the road? He (saw) said: “Lowering the gaze, removing what causes harm, returning the greeting of peace, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.”
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Umar bin Hafs narrated to us that my father told us that A'mash narrated to us. A'mash said that Shaqiq told me. Shaqiq narrated from Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud (ra)). He used to say: It was our habit, when we prayed with the Prophet (saw), to say thus: Peace be upon Allah before peace be upon His servants, peace be upon Gabriel and peace be upon Michael and peace be upon so and so and so and so. When the Prophet (saw) had finished the Prayer (Salat), he turned towards us and said: “Allah Himself is Peace. Therefore, when any of you sits in the Prayer, let him say thus: All salutations are for Allah, the Exalted, and all acts of worship and all financial offerings. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. For when he says this, the prayer will reach every righteous servant who is in the heaven and the earth. Then let him say: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is His servant and His Messenger. Then, after that, let him ask for whatever best of prayers he wishes to ask.”
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Muhammad bin Muqatil Abul Hasan narrated to us that Abdullah (bin Mubarak) told us that Ma'mar informed us. Ma'mar narrated from Hammam bin Munabbih, Hammam from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that he (saw) said: “The younger should greet the elder, the one passing by should greet the one sitting, and the few should greet the many.”
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Muhammad bin Sallam narrated to me that Makhlad (bin Yazid) told us that Ibn Juraij informed us. Ibn Juraij said: Ziyad (bin Sa'd) told me that he heard Thabit, who was the freed slave of (Abdur Rahman) bin Zaid. Thabit heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He used to say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The rider should greet the one on foot, and the one walking should greet the one sitting, and the few should greet the many.”
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Ishaq bin Ibrahim narrated to us that Rauh bin Ubadah told us that Ibn Juraij narrated to us. He said: Ziyad told me that Thabit, who was the freed slave of Abdur Rahman bin Zaid, informed him. Thabit narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Messenger of Allah (saw). He (saw) said: “The rider should greet the one on foot, and the one walking the one sitting, and the few the many.”
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And Ibrahim bin Tahman said: Ibrahim narrated from Musa bin Uqbah, Musa from Safwan bin Sulaim, Safwan from Ata' bin Yasar, Ata' from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The younger should greet the elder, and the one passing by the one sitting, and the few the many.”
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Qutaibah (bin Sa'id) narrated to us that Jarir told us. He narrated from Shaibani, Shaibani from Ash'ath bin Abi Sha'tha', Ash'ath from Mu'awiyah bin Suwaid bin Muqarrin, Mu'awiyah from Hazrat Bara' bin Azib (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) commanded us seven things, namely to visit the sick, to follow funerals, to respond to one who sneezes, to support the weak, to help the oppressed, to spread the greeting of peace generally, and to fulfil the oath of one who asks by adjuring. And he (saw) forbade us drinking from silver vessels, wearing a gold ring, riding on red silk saddle cushions, and wearing harir, dibaj, qassi and istabraq.
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us that Laith told us. Laith said: Yazid narrated to me. Yazid narrated from Abul Khair, Abul Khair from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (bin As (ra)), that a man asked the Prophet (saw): Which (practice) of Islam is best? He (saw) said: “That you feed (people) and greet with peace both the one you know and the one you do not know.”
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Ali bin Abdullah narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. He narrated from Zuhri, Zuhri from Ata' bin Yazid Laithi, Ata' from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (Ansari) (ra), Hazrat Abu Ayyub (ra) from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “It is not right for a Muslim to keep away from his brother for more than three nights, so that when they meet, this one holds back and that one holds back. And the better of the two is the one who greets first.” And Sufyan mentioned that he heard this hadith from Zuhri three times.
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Yahya bin Sulaiman narrated to us that (Abdullah) bin Wahb told us. Yunus narrated to me. Yunus narrated from Ibn Shihab. He said: Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra) told me that he was ten years old when the Messenger of Allah (saw) came to Medina, and I served the Messenger of Allah (saw) for ten years, that is, as long as he lived. And I know more than all people about the commandment of the veil (Purdah), when it was revealed, and Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (ra) also used to ask me about it. And the first time this commandment was revealed was when the Messenger of Allah (saw) brought Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (ra) to his house. In the morning the Prophet (saw) was her bridegroom. He (saw) invited the people. They ate and then left, and a few men from among them remained sitting with the Messenger of Allah (saw) and sat for a long time. Seeing this, the Messenger of Allah (saw) stood up and went out, and I too went with him so that those people would leave. The Messenger of Allah (saw) walked on. I too walked with him until he reached the threshold of Hazrat Aishah's (ra) apartment. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) thought that they must have left. Thinking this, the Messenger of Allah (saw) returned, and I too returned with him, and he came to Hazrat Zainab (ra) and saw that they were still sitting and had not yet dispersed. Seeing this, the Prophet (saw) went back again, and I too went back with him, and he reached the threshold of Hazrat Aishah's (ra) apartment and then thought that now they must surely have left. Thinking this, he (saw) returned, and I too returned with him. He saw that they had gone. Then the verse concerning the veil (Hijab) was revealed, and he (saw) let down a curtain between me and himself.
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Abun Nu'man narrated to us that Mu'tamir (bin Sulaiman) told us that my father said: Abu Mijlaz narrated to us. Abu Mijlaz narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra). He said: When the Prophet (saw) married Hazrat Zainab (ra), the people came in and ate, then sat down to talk. He (saw) showed as if he were getting ready to get up, but they did not get up. When he saw this, he (saw) stood up. When he stood up, those of the people who stood up stood up, and the rest remained sitting. And the Prophet (saw) came to go inside and saw that those people were sitting. Then after that they got up and left, and I told the Prophet (saw). He came and went inside, and I too was about to go inside, but he (saw) let down a curtain between me and himself, and Allah the Exalted revealed this commandment, that is: “O ye who believe! enter not the houses of the Prophet (saw)…” (Qur’an 33:54). Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari (rh)) said: It is a point to be understood that he (saw) did not ask them for leave (to depart), when he stood up and went out. And in it there is this, that he (saw) got ready to stand up and his purpose was that they should get up.
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Ishaq (bin Rahawaih) narrated to me that Ya'qub bin Ibrahim told us that my father narrated to us. He narrated from Salih, Salih from Ibn Shihab. He used to say: Urwah bin Zubair told me that Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), used to relate that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (ra) used to say to the Messenger of Allah (saw): Have your wives observe the veil. She used to say: But he (saw) did not do so, and the wives of the Prophet (saw) used to go out only at night towards Manasi'. Hazrat Saudah bint Zam'ah (ra) went out, and she was a tall woman, and Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (ra) saw her. He was in some gathering. He said: Saudah (ra)! I have recognised you. (He said this) because he very much desired that the commandment of the veil should be revealed. She used to say: Then Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, revealed the verse in which the commandment of the veil (Hijab) was given.
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Ali bin Abdullah narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. Zuhri said that he heard this hadith from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa'd (ra) and remembered it as surely as you are certain that you are here. (Hazrat Sahl (ra)) said that a man peeped through a hole into the apartments of the Prophet (saw), and the Prophet (saw) had a back scratcher with which he was scratching his head. He (saw) said: “Had I known that you were looking, I would certainly have poked it into your eye. Asking for permission has been laid down so that the gaze does not fall (on what it should not).”
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Musaddad narrated to us that Hammad bin Zaid told us. He narrated from Ubaidullah bin Abi Bakr, Ubaidullah from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra), that a man peeped into one of the apartments of the Prophet (saw), and the Prophet (saw) got up with an arrow with a broad head, or he said: some arrows, to go towards him. It is as if I am still seeing him (saw) going stealthily towards that man in order to strike him.
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(Abdullah bin Zubair) Humaidi narrated to us that Sufyan told us. He narrated from (Abdullah) Ibn Tawus, he from his father, his father from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra). He said: I do not find any saying more fitting in explaining lamam (minor faults) than the saying of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). And Mahmud (bin Ghailan) also narrated to me that Abdur Razzaq told us that Ma'mar informed us. He narrated from Ibn Tawus, Ibn Tawus from his father, his father from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra). He said: I do not see any saying closer to the meaning of lamam than this saying of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), which he related from the Prophet (saw): “Allah has written for the son of Adam his share of adultery, which he will surely attain. The adultery of the eye is the look, and the adultery of the tongue is speech, and the self desires and longs, and the private parts confirm all this or deny it.”
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Ishaq (bin Mansur) narrated to us that Abdus Samad told us that Abdullah bin Muthanna narrated to us that Thumamah bin Abdullah narrated to us. Thumamah narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra) that it was the habit of the Messenger of Allah (saw) that when he gave the greeting of peace, he gave it three times, and when he said something, he repeated it three times.
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Ali bin Abdullah narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us that Yazid bin Khusaifah narrated to us. Yazid narrated from Busr bin Sa'id, Busr from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (ra). He used to say: I was in one of the gatherings of the Ansar. Then Hazrat Abu Musa (ra) came as if he were alarmed. He said: I asked Hazrat Umar (ra) three times for permission to come in. He did not give me permission, so I came back. Then Hazrat Umar (ra) said to me: Why did you not keep standing there? I said: I asked you three times for permission and you did not give permission, so I went back, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “When one of you asks for permission three times and is not given permission, then let him go back.” On hearing this, Hazrat Umar (ra) said: By Allah, you will have to present some proof for this hadith. Is there anyone among you who heard this from the Prophet (saw)? Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (ra) said: By Allah, the one who will go with you to bear witness will be the youngest of the people. (Hazrat Abu Sa'id (ra) used to say:) I was the youngest of all the people. I got up and went with him. I told Hazrat Umar (ra) that the Prophet (saw) had said this. And Ibn Mubarak said: Ibn Uyainah told me that Yazid (bin Khusaifah) narrated to me that he narrated from Busr: I heard this from Hazrat Abu Sa'id (ra).
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Abu Nu'aim narrated to us that Umar bin Dharr told us, and Muhammad bin Muqatil also narrated to me that Abdullah (bin Mubarak) told us, (he said:) Umar bin Dharr narrated to us that Mujahid told us. Mujahid narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: I went in with the Messenger of Allah (saw), and he found some milk in a bowl. He (saw) said: “Abu Hirr, go to the people of the Suffah and call them.” Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) used to say: I came to them and called them. They came and asked for permission to come in, and permission was given to them. Then they came in.
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