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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5174

Chapter: Seeking permission to enter

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5174

Narrator:Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ هُزَيْلٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ - قَالَ عُثْمَانُ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ - فَوَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ - قَالَ عُثْمَانُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْبَابِ - فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

هَكَذَا عَنْكَ أَوْ هَكَذَا فَإِنَّمَا الاِسْتِئْذَانُ مِنَ النَّظَرِ ‏"

Narrated Huzayl:

A man came. Uthman's version has: Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas came. He stood at the door. Uthman's version has: (He stood) facing the door. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: Away from it, (stand) this side or that side. Asking permission is meant to escape from the look of an eye.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5174).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ عُثْمَان ) : هُوَ اِبْن أَبِي شَيْبَة ( سَعْد ) : أَيْ اِبْن أَبِي وَقَّاص كَمَا فِي بَعْض النُّسَخ أَيْ قَالَ عُثْمَان فِي رِوَايَته جَاءَ سَعْد , وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْر فَقَالَ جَاءَ رَجُل ( هَكَذَا عَنْك أَوْ هَكَذَا ) : وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ , وَهَكَذَا بِالْوَاوِ. قَالَ فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود : أَيْ تَنَحَّ عَنْ الْبَاب إِلَى جِهَة أُخْرَى ( فَإِنَّمَا الِاسْتِئْذَان مِنْ النَّظَر ) : قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي فَتْح الْبَارِي : أَيْ إِنَّمَا شُرِعَ مِنْ أَجْله لِأَنَّ الْمُسْتَأْذِن لَوْ دَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْن لَرَأَى بَعْض مَا يَكْرَههُ مَنْ يَدْخُل إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّلِع عَلَيْهِ اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ فِي شَرْح الْبُخَارِيّ : أَيْ إِنَّمَا شُرِعَ الِاسْتِئْذَان فِي الدُّخُول ل…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5174
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5174
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5174

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  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (8280)الاسْتِئْذَانُ مِنَ النَّظَرِ
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