Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 56, Hadith 1
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ قَالَ: عَادَ عَبْدُ اللهِ رَجُلاً، وَمَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الدَّارَ جَعَلَ صَاحِبُهُ يَنْظُرُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ: وَاللَّهِ لَوْ تَفَقَّأَتْ عَيْنَاكَ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَكَ.
Translation
Ibn Abi'l-Hudhayl said, "Messenger of Allah visited a man withone of his companions. When he entered the house, his companion began tolook around. 'Abdullah told him, 'By Allah, it would have been better foryou if your eyes had been gouged out."