Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #50648
Hadith #50648
وَعَن سهل بنِ سعد: أَنَّ رَجُلًا اطَّلَعَ فِي جُحْرٍ فِي بَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِدْرًى يَحُكُّ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ: «لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تنظُرُني لطَعَنْتُ بهِ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الِاسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ»
On the authority of Sahl bin Saad: A man looked into a hole at the gate of the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and with the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, a person scratching his head. He shook his head and said: “If I had known that you were looking at me, I would have stabbed you in the eye with it. Permission was only made for the sake of sight.”
Source
Mishkat al-Masabih # 16/3515
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 16: Chapter 16