43. Asking permission to enter

43. Asking permission to enter

chapter 481. How was the Ayat of Veiling revealed?

1051. Anas said that he was ten years old when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina. He said, “My mothers decided that I would serve him and I served him for ten years. He died when I was twenty. I am the person who knows best about the business of the veil. The first instance that was revealed occurred when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, built a room for Zaynab bint Jahsh. He celebrated the wedding there, invited the people who came, ate and then left. A group remained with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They stayed for a long time and then the Prophet went out and I went out hoping that they would leave. He walked and I walked with him until he came to the threshold of ‘A’isha’s room. Then, thinking that they would have left, he returned and I returned with him. He went to Zaynab but they were still sitting there. He left again and I left with him until he once more reached the threshold of ‘A’isha’s room. When he thought that they would have gone, he went back again and I went back with him. This time they had indeed left. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, then put up a curtain between me and him, and the veil was revealed.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: By his statement, “my mothers”, Anas bin Malik meant his mother and his aunts. In the verse – Q 33: 53 – Allah the Exalted prohibited: 1. Entering the Prophet’s house unless permission is given for a meal, and even then, not so early as to wait for its preparation. 2. Waiting after the meal, holding conversations. 3. Women been asked for anything directly by those who are their non-Mahrams without the screen. 4. The wives of the Prophetﷺ been married by anyone after his death.

chapter 482. Three times of nakedness

1052. Tha’laba ibn Abi Malik al-Qurazi reported that he rode to ‘Abdullah ibn Suwayd, one of the Banu Haritha ibn al-Harith, to ask him about the three times of nakedness. ‘Abdullah used to observe these times. Tha’laba said, “‘Abdullah asked, ‘What do you want?’ I replied, ‘I want to observe them.’ He said, ‘When I take off my garment at midday, none of my family who have reached puberty comes to me without my permission unless I call them. Nor do they do that when it is Fajr until people know that I have prayed, nor when I have prayed ‘Isha’ and removed my clothes so that I can sleep.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The three times are: 1. During the midday heat. 2. Before the dawn until after the Subhi prayer. 3. After the ‘Isha prayer. These times are also mentioned in Q 24: 58. These rulings show how seriously the Muslim should hold adherence to noble manners in his dealings

chapter 483. A man eating with his wife

1053. ‘A’isha said, “I used to eat date and butter mixture with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. ‘Umar visited and the Prophet invited him and he ate. ‘Umar’s hand touched my fingers and he said, ‘Oh! If I were to be obeyed about you, no eye would ever see you!’ Then the veil was revealed.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: While the ruling of the permissibility of a man eating with his wife in a single bowl still remains with the revelation of the verse on the veil, it became prohibited for a man to eat or even see a woman who is not his Mahram without her being veiled. By his statement, “my mothers”, Anas bin Malik meant his mother and his aunts. In the verse – Q 33: 53 – Allah the Exalted prohibited: 1. Entering the Prophet’s house unless permission is given for a meal, and even then, not so early as to wait for its preparation. 2. Waiting after the meal, holding conversations. 3. Women been asked for anything directly by those who are their non-Mahrams without the screen. 4. The wives of the Prophetﷺ been married by anyone after his death.

1054. Umm Habiba bint Qays (Khawla) was heard to say, “My hand and that of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mixed together in the same vessel.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The scholars have given various explanations for this instance since the Prophetﷺ was not a Mahram to Umm Sabiyyah (radiya allahu anha). Thus, Imam ash-Shawkaanee (الله رحمه (said, “The best thing is to say is that it was not prohibited to perform it (i.e. the ablution) together before the verse of Hijab came down, but afterwards, it became restricted to the Mahaarim and the husbands.” Nayl al-Awtar. 2. Perhaps the author, Imam Al-Bukhaaree (الله رحمه ,(sought evidence from this narration for the chapter from the angle that since it is allowed for men to scoop up water from the same container with their wives and Mahaarim while performing ablution, to take out food together from the same bowl is also allowed. Allah knows Best.

chapter 484. When someone enters a house which is uninhabited

1055. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar said, “When someone enters a house which is not lived in, he should say, ‘Peace be upon the righteous slaves of Allah.'”
Grade: Hasan (Sound)

1056. Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The verse, ‘Do not enter houses other than your own until you have asked permission and greeted their inhabitants’ (24:27) has an exception made to it when Allah says, ‘There is nothing wrong in your entering houses where no one lives where there is some service for you. Allah knows what you divulge and what you conceal.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The narrations explain what the companions y would do when entering a house in which nobody lives: it does not require asking for permission which includes giving the greeting of Salam and knocking the door asking to be allowed in. Since some of those buildings might have been taken as an abode by the Jins, amongst whom are Muslims and non-Muslims, the greeting of Salam is said in a manner that makes it exclusive for the Muslims among them.

chapter 485. “Those you own as slaves should ask your permission to enter”(24:56)

1057. Regarding the ayat, “Those you own as slaves should ask your permission to enter” (24:56), Ibn ‘Umar said, “That applies to men rather than women.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

486. The words of Allah, “Once your children have reached puberty”(24:57)

1058. Ibn ‘Umar reported that when his children had reached puberty and he had withdrawn to his room, none of them entered where he was except with his permission.
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The three times are: 1. During the midday heat. 2. Before the dawn until after the Subhi prayer. 3. After the ‘Isha prayer. These times are also mentioned in Q 24: 58. These rulings show how seriously the Muslim should hold adherence to noble manners in his dealings.

487. Someone asking permission to come in to visit his mother

1059. ‘Alqama said, “A man came to ‘Abdullah and said, ‘Should I ask permission to go in where my mother is?’ He said, ‘At all times. Do you want to see her (exposed)?'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1060. Muslim ibn Nadhir said, “A man asked Hudhayfa, ‘Should I ask permission to enter where my mother is?’ He replied, ‘If you were not to ask her permission, you would see what you dislike.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: These narrations show the adherence of the companions – t– to the rulings of the Sharee’ah, and give a clue on one of the major reasons for the prohibition of entering people’s homes without asking for permission: seeing things we will detest or seeing people in conditions they detest been seen in. The prohibition of entering upon our fathers, sisters and other matured members of our household without asking for permission could be deduced from the narration.

chapter 488. Asking permission to enter where one’s father is

1061. Musa ibn Talha said, “I entered where my mother was with my father. He went in and I followed him. He turned and pushed me in the chest so that I fell on my bottom. Then he said, ‘Will you enter without permission!'”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 489. Asking permission to go in to one’s father and one’s child

1062. Jabir said, “A man should ask permission from his son and his mother, even if she is old, his brother, his sister and his father.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 490. Asking a sister’s permission to enter

1063. ‘Ata’ said, “I asked Ibn ‘Abbas, ‘Does one ask permission of one’s sister?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ I repeated it and said, ‘My two sisters live in my room and I provide for them and spend on them, so do I ask them for permission?’ He said, ‘Yes. Do you want to see them naked?’ Then he recited, ‘O you who believe! Those you own as slaves and those of you who have not as yet reached puberty should ask your permission to enter at three times: before the Dawn Prayer and when you have undressed at noon and after the Night Prayer – three times of nakedness for you.’ (24:56) Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘He did not command these individuals to ask permission other than at these three times of nakedness.’ Then he went on to say, ‘The verse in Surat an-Nur:57 is: ‘Once your children have reached puberty, they should ask your permission to enter as those before them also asked permission.'” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Asking permission is obligatory.” Ibn Jurayj added, “For all people.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

chapter 491. Asking your brother for permission to enter

1064. ‘Abdullah said, “A man asks permission of his father, his mother, his brother and his sister.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 492. Asking permission three times

1065. ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr reported that Abu Musa al-Ash’ari asked permission of ‘Umar ibn al- Khattab, but he did not grant him permission. It seemed that he was busy. Abu Musa came back and ‘Umar had finished. He said, “Didn’t I hear the voice of ‘Abdullah ibn Qays? Give him permission to enter.” He was told, “He has gone away,” so he sent after him. Abu Musa said, “We were commanded to behave like that (i.e. to go away after having asked permission to enter three times).” ‘Umar said, “Bring me a clear proof of it.” He then went to the gathering of the Ansar and questioned them. They said, “Only the youngest of us will attest to that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri.” He went with Abu Sa’id. ‘Umar said, “Is something of what the may Allah bless him and grant him peace,, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded hidden from me? Doing business in the markets distracted me,” i.e. going out to trade.
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Apparently, ‘Umar took the matter very serious and insisted on getting clarification because Aboo Moosa ascribed his turning back after asking for permission three times to the Prophetﷺ. In another version of the report collected by Imam al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh, Aboo Moosa said, “…and the Messenger of Allahﷺ had said, ‘If any of you seeks permission thrice and he is not permitted, he should go back.’” 2. The youngest of them could have been brought to testify to show that it was something well-known at the time. 3. Hafidh Ibn Hajar (الله رحمه (said, “It proves that an eminent companion who was always in the company of the Messenger of Allahﷺ may not know of his affairs while those relatively lower in status would know it.” 4. The point in the hadeeth here is the fact that asking for permission is thrice after which the one asking for permission should go back

chapter 493. Asking permission to enter is not a greeting

1066. Regarding the person who asks for permission to enter before he gives the greeting, Abu Hurayra said, “He is not given permission until he has first given the greeting.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1067. Abu Hurayra said, “When someone comes in and does not say, ‘Peace be upon you,’ then say, ‘No,’ until he brings the key which is the greeting (salam).”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: That is, saying the greeting of Salam and asking for permission to come in are two different things. The narration indicates that the correct thing is to start with saying the greeting which the companion likened to the key to the house. 1. The difference between saying the greeting and asking for permission to enter is highlighted here; it proves that the earlier should precede the later. See hadeeth no. 1067. 2. When a person enters without following these prescripts, he should be taught the right thing and asked to go back and follow the etiquette.

chapter 494. When someone looks without permission, his eye is gouged out

1068. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If a man looks into your house and you take some pebbles and gouge out his eye, there is no fault in you.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: It shows the greviousness of peeping, or looking into people’s houses without permission. Similarly, it proves the significance of the privacy of the people such that when violated, it is allowed to gouge out the peeping eye.

1069. Anas said, “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was standing in prayer and a man looked into his room. He took an arrow from his quiver and aimed it at his eyes.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

chapter 495. Asking permission without looking

1070. Sahl ibn Sa’d told him that a man looked from a room through the door of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a comb with which he was scratching his hair. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw him, he said, “If I had known that you were looking at me, I would have stabbed you in the eye with this!”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1071. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The ear is put in the place of the eye.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary:See narrations and comments on Chapter 487.

1072. Anas said, “A man looked through a gap into the room of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Messenger of Allah aimed an arrow-head at him, and the man withdrew his head.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: These narrations categorically prohibit looking into a person’s house without his permission; and the prohibition covers all people.

chapter 496. When a man greets another man in his room

1073. ‘Ubayd ibn Hunayn related to him that Abu Musa said, “I asked permission three times to come in to ‘Umar, but he did not give me permission and so I went away. He said, ”Abdullah, is it hard on you to be kept waiting at your door.’ I said, ‘I asked permission from you three times and you did not give me permission, so I went away (and we were commanded to do that).’ ‘Umar said, ‘From whom did you hear this?’ I replied, ‘I heard it from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ ‘Umar said, ‘Did you hear something from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which I did not hear? If you do not bring me a clear proof, I will make an example of you!’ Therefore I went to a group of Ansar who were sitting in the mosque. I asked them and they said, ‘Does anyone doubt this?’ I told them what ‘Umar had said. They said, ‘Only the youngest of us will go with you.’ So Abu Sa’id al-Khudri or Abu Mas’ud went with me to ‘Umar. He said, ‘We went out with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he was going to Sa’d ibn ‘Ubada. He gave the greeting, but Sa’d did not give permission. Then he greeted him a second time and then a third time, but Sa’d did not give him permission. So the Prophet said, ‘We have done what we must.’ Then he went back and Sa’d caught up to him and said, ‘Messenger of Allah! By the One who sent you with the Truth, every time you greeted me, I heard and answered you, but I wanted to have a lot of greeting (peace) from you for me and the people of my house.'” Abu Musa said, “By Allah, I am a guardian of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” ‘Umar said, “Yes, but I wanted to make sure.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Apparently, ‘Umar took the matter very serious and insisted on getting clarification because Aboo Moosa ascribed his turning back after asking for permission three times to the Prophetﷺ. In another version of the report collected by Imam al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh, Aboo Moosa said, “…and the Messenger of Allahﷺ had said, ‘If any of you seeks permission thrice and he is not permitted, he should go back.’” 2. The youngest of them could have been brought to testify to show that it was something well-known at the time. 3. Hafidh Ibn Hajar (الله رحمه (said, “It proves that an eminent companion who was always in the company of the Messenger of Allahﷺ may not know of his affairs while those relatively lower in status would know it.” 4. The point in the hadeeth here is the fact that asking for permission is thrice after which the one asking for permission should go back

chapter 497. A man’s invitation is his permission

1074. ‘Abdullah said, “When a man is given an invitation, that is his permission to enter.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1075. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When one of you gives someone an invitation and the person you invited comes with your messenger, that is his permission to enter.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Imam Abdur-Rauf al-Munaawee (الله رحمه (said, “That is, it takes the place of his permission, being satisfied with the fact of been sought. Therefore, there is no need to ask for permission again. (However), that is if the interval between the coming and invitation was not long or when the situation does not basically require asking for permission; otherwise, it is still obligatory to give the greeting of Salam and ask for permission.” Imam al-Bayhaqee further clarified, “this is when no wife or any other woman is in the house; otherwise, it is generally obligatory to ask for permission.” Sharh Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad (3/202).

1076. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “A man’s messenger to another man is his permission to enter.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1077. Abu’l-‘Alaniyya said, “I came to Abu Sa’id al-Khudri and greeted him, but he did not give me permission. Then I greeted him again and he did not give me permission. Then I greeted him a third time, raising my voice and said, ‘Peace be upon you, people of the house,’ and he did not give me permission. Then I went off to one side and sat down. A slave boy came out to me and said, ‘Enter.’ I entered and Abu Sa’id said to me, ‘If you had said it any more times, I would not have given you permission.’ I asked him about vessels (i.e. those used for wine) and other things. He said, ‘Haram.’ I asked him about an old milk-skin made into a bucket for fermentation purposes. ‘Haram,’ he said.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The point of reference in this hadeeth in relation to the chapter heading is the invitation of the young boy to Abu al-‘Aaliyah (الله رحمه (to come in. It served as the permission to enter. It is one of the narrations that demonstrate the companions’ strict adherence to the teachings of Islam.

chapter 498. How does someone stand at a door

1078. ‘Abdullah ibn Busr, the Companion of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that when the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to a door when he wanted to ask permission to enter, he did not face it directly. He stood to the right or the left. If he was given permission, he went in. Otherwise he went away.
Commentary: Here, the Prophetﷺ demonstrated another prescript of asking for permission to enter a house: one must not stand in front of the door to avoid looking in to the house for whatever reason. “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example to follow…” (Q 33: 21)

chapter 499. When someone asks permission to enter, he says, “When shall I leave? Where shall I sit?”

1079. Mu’awiya ibn Hudayj said, “I came to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, and asked him for permission to enter. They told me, ‘Stay where you are until he comes to you.’ I sat down near his door.” He continued, “‘Umar came out to me, called for water and did wudu’. Then he wiped over his leather socks. I said, ‘O Amir al’-Mu’minin, is this on account of urine?’ He replied, ‘On account of urine or other things.'”
Commentary: To rub over the Khuff (leather socks), the socks and shoes during ablution – whether on account of urine or having evacuated the bowels – they would have been put on while one was in a state of ablution. Subsequently the traveller could wipe over them for three days and nights while the non-traveller can do so for a whole day. The point in the hadeeth here, however, is Mu’awiyah’s sitting down near the Amir’s door, waiting for the Amir after asking for permission to enter.

chapter 500. Knocking on a door

1080. Anas ibn Malik reported that people knocked on the door of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, using their fingernails.
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Hafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaanee (الله رحمه (explained, “The companions – may Allah be pleased with them all – used to do that with reverence and regards (for the Prophetﷺ). So it becomes known that it is not proper to knock at the door of the scholars except sofly, using the fingernails, and then the fingers and then the knuckles. Rightly, if the place is far from the door such that the sound of the knock with the fingers will not be heard then the knocking should be done with something more than that within the limits of need.”

chapter 501. When someone enters without having asked permission

1081. Kalda ibn Hanbal reported that Safwan ibn Umayya sent him to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during the Conquest of Makka with some milk, gazelle, and cucumber. (Abu ‘Asim said that the meant vegetables.) The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was at the top of the valley and I did not give the greeting nor ask for permission. He said, “Go back and say, ‘Peace be upon you. May I enter?’ That was after Safwan had become Muslim.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The difference between saying the greeting and asking for permission to enter is highlighted here; it proves that the earlier should precede the later. See hadeeth no. 1067. 2. When a person enters without following these prescripts, he should be taught the right thing and asked to go back and follow the etiquette. The hadeeth contains the following points of benefit among others: 1. One could say, “a-alij” or “a-adkhul” to ask for permission to enter. They are both approved and they have the same meaning. 2. The one who wrongly seeks to enter should be taught the correct prescripts of entering. 3. The companions – may Allah be pleased with them – keenly obeyed the Prophetﷺ. 4. While anwering questions, one could start by giving a synopsized response before following with its explanation. 5. The hadeeth mentions the five pillars of Islam as cited in other authentic ahaadeeth such as the hadeeth of Ibn Umar (radiya Allahu anhuma) collected by alBukhaaree and Muslim in their Saheehs. 6. Students should not unnecessarily jerky and be ambiguous when they ask questions, they should present their questions confidently, clearly and mannerly. 7. Allah the Exalted says: “And of Knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little.” (Q 17: 85).

1082. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If someone looks inside, he should not be given permission to enter.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 502. When someone says, “Can I come in?” and does not give a greeting

1083. ‘Ata’ reported that Abu Hurayra said, “When someone says, “Can I come in?” and does not give the key.'” ‘Ata’ said, “Peace?” and Abu Hurayra replied, “Yes.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: That is, saying the greeting of Salam and asking for permission to come in are two different things. The narration indicates that the correct thing is to start with saying the greeting which the companion likened to the key to the house. 1. The difference between saying the greeting and asking for permission to enter is highlighted here; it proves that the earlier should precede the later. See hadeeth no. 1067. 2. When a person enters without following these prescripts, he should be taught the right thing and asked to go back and follow the etiquette.

1084. Rib’i ibn Hirash reported that a man of the Banu ‘Amir came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “Can I come in?” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told his slavegirl, “Go out and say to him,, ‘Say, “Peace be upon you. Can I come in?” He is not good at asking permission to enter.” The man said, “I heard that before the slavegirl came out to me and I said, ‘Peace be upon you. Can I come in?’ Then the Prophet said, ‘And on you. Enter!'” The man continued, “I went in and asked, ‘Why have you been sent?’ The Prophet replied, ‘I have only brought good. I have come to you in order that you worship Allah alone with no partner and stop worshipping al-Lat and al-‘Uzza and pray five prayers in the night and day, fast a month in the year and go on hajj to this House. You are to take from the property of your rich men and give it toy our poor.’ I said to him, ‘Is there anything you do not know?’ The Prophet replied, ‘Allah knows the good. There is knowledge which no one except Allah knows. There are five things which only Allah knows: “Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down abundant rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no self knows what it will earn tomorrow and no self knows in what land it will die.” (31:34)'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The hadeeth contains the following points of benefit among others: 1. One could say, “a-alij” or “a-adkhul” to ask for permission to enter. They are both approved and they have the same meaning. 2. The one who wrongly seeks to enter should be taught the correct prescripts of entering. 3. The companions – may Allah be pleased with them – keenly obeyed the Prophetﷺ. 4. While anwering questions, one could start by giving a synopsized response before following with its explanation. 5. The hadeeth mentions the five pillars of Islam as cited in other authentic ahaadeeth such as the hadeeth of Ibn Umar (radiya Allahu anhuma) collected by alBukhaaree and Muslim in their Saheehs. 6. Students should not unnecessarily jerky and be ambiguous when they ask questions, they should present their questions confidently, clearly and mannerly. 7. Allah the Exalted says: “And of Knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little.” (Q 17: 85).

chapter 503. How to ask permission to enter

1085. Ibn ‘Abbas said, “‘Umar asked permission to visit the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, ‘Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah! Peace be upon you! Can I come in?'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

chapter 504. The one who says, “Who is it?” and is answered, “Me”

1086. Jabir said, “I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about a debt my father owed. I knocked at the door and he asked. ‘Who is it?’ ‘Me,’ I replied. He said, ‘Me? Me?’ as if he disliked that.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Imam an-Nawawee (الله رحمه (explained, “The scholars say: when a person asks for permission and he is asked, ‘who is it’ it is disapproved for him to say, ‘I’, based on this hadeeth, and because his saying, ‘I’ has not brought any benefit or addition. The ambiguity still remains. He should rather say, ‘So-and-so’ mentioning his name. If he says, ‘I, so-and-so’, there is no blame in that as Umm Hani (radiya Allahu anha) said when she sought for permission and the Prophetﷺ asked, ‘Who is it?’ and she said, ‘I, Umm Hani.’”

1087. Burayda said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out to the mosque while Musa was reciting. He said, ‘Who is it?’ I said ‘I am Burayda, may I be your ransom!’ The Prophet said, ‘This man has been given one of the flutes of the family of Da’ud.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

chapter 505. When someone asks permission, he is told, “Enter with peace”

1088. ‘Abdu’r-Rahman ibn Ju’dan said, “I was with ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar and he asked permission from the people of the house to enter. He was told, ‘Enter with peace,’ and he refused to enter them.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: It seems that he did not like the expression ‘enter with peace’ because Allah, Exalted is He, says on the Day of Judgement to the believers: “Enter it with peace without fear” (Q 15: 46), so it is not befitting for a human to use the expression used by Allah, Exalted is He.

chapter 506. Looking into houses

1089. Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When the eye enters, permission to enter should not be given.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

1090. Muslim ibn Nadhir said, “A man asked permission to enter from Hudhayfa. He looked in and said, ‘May I come in?’ Hudhayfa replied, ‘As for you eye, it has already entered. As for your bottom, it has not entered.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The companion – t – berated the man for peeping into the house before been allowed to come in. As mentioned ealier, looking into the house while seeking permission before been allowed in is prohibited for it violates people’s privacy and defeats the whole essence of asking for permission before entrance.

1090 (b). A man said, “Shall I ask permission from my mother?” He replied, “If you do not ask her permission, you will see something you might dislike.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: These narrations show the adherence of the companions – t– to the rulings of the Sharee’ah, and give a clue on one of the major reasons for the prohibition of entering people’s homes without asking for permission: seeing things we will detest or seeing people in conditions they detest been seen in. The prohibition of entering upon our fathers, sisters and other matured members of our household without asking for permission could be deduced from the narration.

1091. Anas ibn Malik reported that a bedouin came to the house of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and put his eye to the crack of the door. Therefore the Prophet took an arrow or a sharp stick and aimed it at the bedouin as to gouge out his eye. The man left and the Prophet said, “If you had stayed, I would have gouged out your eye.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1092. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Anyone who fills his eye with the contents of a house before he has been given permission has gone astray.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

1093. Thawban, the mawla of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim man to look inside a house until he has been given permission. If he does so, he has entered. He should not act as the imam of a people and then single himself out for supplication to the exclusion of others. He should not pray while he needs to urinate until he has relieved himself.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The one who looks into a house before being allowed to enter gets the sin of one who has entered without permission. 2. The expression: “And no one should act as the Imām of a people and single himself out for supplication to the exclusion of others until he leaves” is graded weak by some of the scholars including Ibn Taimiyyah and Ibn Qayim (الله رحمه .(The Prophetﷺ has been authentically and widely reported to have made supplications using singular personal pronouns.

chapter 507. The excellence of someone who enters his house saying “Peace”

1094. Abu Umama reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, Allah is responsible for three: if they live, they will have enough, and if they die, they will enter the Garden. Allah Almighty is responsible for whoever enters his house , saying ‘Peace’. Allah is responsible for whoever goes out to the mosque. Allah is responsible for whoever goes out in the Way of Allah.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1095. Jabir said, “When you come in to your family, greet them with a greeting from Allah which is blessed and good.” He added, “I only think that it is what is meant by His words, ‘When you are greeted with a greeting, greet with one better than it or return it.’ (4:86)”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: It seems that the companion – Jabir bin Abdullah – ordered that the greeting should be said when one enters his house because of the various orders from the Prophetﷺ to give the greeting and in order to ward off the evil of the Shaytan.

chapter 508. When someone does not mention Allah when he enters his house, shaytan spends the night in it

1096. Jabir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When a man enters his house, he should Allah mention Allah Almighty, both when he enters and he eats. If he does so, Shaytan says (i.e. to the shayatin), ‘You cannot spend the night or eat.’ When he enters and does not mention Allah when he enters, Shaytan says, ‘You have got your lodgings for the night and your supper.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

chapter 509. What one is not given permission for

1097. A’yan al-Khwarizmi said, “We came to Anas ibn Malik while he was sitting his foyer with anyone else with him. My companion greeted him and said, ‘May I come in?’ Anas said, ‘Come in. This is a place where no one asks for permission.’ He had food brought to us and we ate. Then a cup of sweet nabidh was brought and we drank and were full.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 510. Asking permission in shops in the market

1098. Mujahid said, “Ibn ‘Umar did not ask permission to enter shops in the market.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1099. ‘Ata’ said, “Ibn ‘Umar used to ask permission to enter market-stalls.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: “Dhullat al-Bazzaaz” translated as ‘market-stalls’ actually refers to a shop where clothings are sold. Thus, Ibn Umar (radiya Allahu anhuma) would not ask for permission in the market shops except while entering the boutiques since a buyer may be removing or wearing a cloth such that not asking for permission before entrance may lead to violating the person’s privacy. Allah knows Best.

chapter 511. How to ask permission from Persians

1100. Abu Malik, the mawla of Umm Miskin, the daughter of (‘Umar) ibn ‘Asim ibn ‘Umar ibn al- Khattab, said, “My mistress sent me to Abu Hurayra and he came with me. When he was at the door, he asked in Persian, ‘Can we come in?’ ‘Come in!’ she replied.’ Then she said, ‘Abu Hurayra, if visitors come to me after ‘Isha’, should I enter into conversation with them?’ He replied, ‘Converse as long as you have not done the witr prayer. If you have down the witr, there is no conversation after it.'”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)