Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2778
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ نَبْهَانَ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، كَانَتْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَيْمُونَةُ قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ أَقْبَلَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا أُمِرْنَا بِالْحِجَابِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " احْتَجِبَا مِنْهُ " . فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَيْسَ هُوَ أَعْمَى لاَ يُبْصِرُنَا وَلاَ يَعْرِفُنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفَعَمْيَاوَانِ أَنْتُمَا أَلَسْتُمَا تُبْصِرَانِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Nabhan, the freedman of Umm Salamah, reported that Umm Salamah told him: She and Maymunah were with Allah’s Messenger when Ibn Umm Maktum came in. This was after the command of veiling had been given to them. Allah’s Messenger said, ‘Veil yourselves from him.’ I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, is he not blind, unable to see or recognize us?’ Allah’s Messenger replied, ‘Are you two blind? Do you not see him?’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The wording is translated directly, including Umm Salamah’s question and the Prophet’s response. The source places the encounter after the command of veiling.