Hadith #499
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ اطَّلَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جُحْرٍ فِي حُجْرَةِ النّ
َبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهُ مِدْرًى يَحُكُّ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَعْلَمُكَ تَنْتَظِرُ لَطَعَنْتُ بِهِ عَيْنَكَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الِاسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ
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English Translation
It was narrated from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man peered through a hole into the chamber of the Prophet ﷺ while the Prophet ﷺ had a comb with which he was scratching his head. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'If I had known you were watching, I would have stabbed your eye with it. Seeking permission was prescribed because of the need to guard the sight.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 499
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21737
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58127