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Riyad as-Salihin 192رياض الصالحين 192
وعن سهل بن سعد قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "إنما جعل الاستئذان من أجل البصر" ((متفق عليه)).
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).".
Grading
Sahih
- Al-Nawawi's citation: Bukhari / Muslim
Chain of narrators
سهل بن سعد بن مالك
Sahl bin Sa`d
