Hadith #528
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا اطَّلَعَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّه
ُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ سِتْرِ حُجْرَتِهِ وَفِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِدْرًى فَقَالَ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا يَنْظُرُنِي حَتَّى آتِيَهُ لَطَعَنْتُ بِالْمِدْرَى فِي عَيْنِهِ وَهَلْ جُعِلَ الِاسْتِئْذَانُ إِلَّا 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 peeked at the Prophet ﷺ through the curtain of his chamber. The Prophet ﷺ had a comb in his hand and said: 'If I had known that this one was watching me until I came to him, I would have stabbed his eye with it. Permission to enter was only ordained because of the need to guard the sight.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 528
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21766
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58156