Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 3104

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Mishkat al-Masabih 3104
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن جرير بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ نَظَرِ الْفُجَاءَةِ فَأمرنِي أَن أصرف بَصرِي. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
Jarir b. ‘Abdallah said

I asked God’s Messenger about an accidental glance and he ordered me to turn my eyes away. Muslim transmitted it.