Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1089
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِذَا دَخَلَ الْبَصَرُ فَلا إِذْنَ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When the gaze has entered, there is no permission.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The expression إِذَا دَخَلَ الْبَصَرُ refers to looking inside before permission is sought.