Seeking Permission to Enter (Someone's House) and Manners Relating to It
باب الاستئذان وآدابه
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Greetings(view book)
Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Seeking permission to enter (somebody's house) has been prescribed in order to restrain the eyes (from looking at something we are not supposed to look at)."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن سهل بن سعد قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "إنما جعل الاستئذان من أجل البصر" ((متفق عليه)).
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Rib'i bin Hirash (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
A man of Banu 'Amir tribe has told us that he had asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission to enter when he was at home. He said: "May I enter?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the servant, "Go out and instruct him about the manner of seeking permission. Tell him to say: As-Salamu 'Alaikum (may you be safe from evil). May I come in?" The man heard this and said: "As-Salamu 'Alaikum (may you be safe from evil). May I come in?" The Prophet ﷺ then accorded permission to him and he entered in.
[Abu Dawud].
وعن ربعي بن حراش قال: حدثنا رجل من بني عامر استأذن علي النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم وهو في بيت، فقال: أألج؟ فقال رسول الله ﷺ لخادمه: "أخرج إلي هذا وعلمه الاستئذان، فقل له: قل: السلام عليكم، أأدخل؟” فسمعه الرجل فقال: السلام عليكم، أأدخل؟ فأذن له النبي ﷺى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم ، فدخل. ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح)).
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Kildah bin Al-Hanbal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I visited the Prophet ﷺ and I entered his house without seeking permission. So he said, "Go back and say: 'As-Salamu 'alaikum (may you be safe from evil). May I come in?"'
[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
عن كلدة بن الحنبل رضي الله عنه قال: أتيت النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم ، فدخلت عليه ولم أسلم، فقال النبي ﷺى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم : "ارجع فقل السلام عليكم أأدخل؟" ((رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال: حديث حسن)).
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported in the course of his famous Hadith pertaining to Al-Isra' (the Ascension) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then Jibril (Gabriel) ascended along with me to the nearest heaven and requested for the gate to be opened. He was asked:
`Who is there?' He replied: `Jibril.' He was asked: `Who is with you?' He said: `Muhammad.' Then he ascended to the second heaven and requested for the opening of the gate. He was asked: `Who is there?' He said: `Jibril.' He was asked: `Who is with you?' He replied: `Muhammad.' In the same way he ascended to the third, fourth and all the heavens (i.e., until the seventh). At all of the gates he was asked: `Who is there?' He replied: Jibril.'''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن أنس رضي الله عنه في حديثه المشهور في الإسراء قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "ثم صعد بي جبريل إلي السماء الدنيا فاستفتح، فقيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل، قيل:ومن معك؟ قال: محمد. ثم صعد إلي السماء الثانية والثالثة والرابعة وسائرهن، ويقال في باب كل سماء: من هذا؟ فيقول: جبريل" ((متفق عليه)).