65/24.9. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4754 — Aisha and the Visit of Ibn Abbas
"And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It is not right for us to speak of this..." (V.24:16)
Hadith About Ibn Abbas Visiting Aisha
Sahih Bukhari : 4754
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4754
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ نَحْوَهُ. وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ نِسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا.
Al-Qasim Narrated from:
Ibn `Abbas asked `Aisha's permission to enter. Al-Qasim then narrated the whole Hadith (as in 277) but did not mention: "Would that I had been forgotten and out of sight."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4754In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 276USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 278
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4754
This narration is closely tied to the report of Ibn Abbas visiting Aisha. Al-Qasim narrated that Ibn Abbas asked permission to enter upon Aisha and then narrated the hadith in a similar way, but he did not mention the phrase, “Would that I had been forgotten and out of sight.” Since the text is brief and refers back to the same visit, the safe focus is on careful reporting. It shows that narrators sometimes preserve details differently. Here, Al-Qasim reports the same general event but notes an omission in wording. For readers searching this hadith, the main value is that it points to the visit of Ibn Abbas to Aisha and the care in transmitting what was or was not mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration relates to Ibn Abbas asking permission to visit Aisha.
- Al-Qasim reported the account without one phrase found in another narration.
- The hadith shows care in preserving exact wording.
- Noting what was not mentioned is part of careful narration.
