Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:5666 حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْخَفَّافُ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا اطَّلَعَ فِي جُحْرٍ مِنْ بَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِدْرًى يُرَجِّلُ أَوْ يَحُكُّ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَنْتَظِرُنِي لَطَعَنْتُ بِهِ فِي عَيْنِكَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِذْنُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ»
English Translation
Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi narrated that a man peeked through a hole in the door of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah had a comb with which he was combing or scratching his head. He said: "If I had known you were watching me, I would have thrust it into your eye. Seeking permission was only ordained because of the gaze."