65/24.10. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4755 — Aisha and Hassan bin Thabit
The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "And warns you not to repeat the like of it, forever." (V.24:17)
Hadith About Aisha, Hassan bin Thabit, and Guarding the Tongue
Sahih Bukhari : 4755
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4755
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ جَاءَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهَا قُلْتُ أَتَأْذَنِينَ لِهَذَا قَالَتْ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ. قَالَ سُفْيَانُ تَعْنِي ذَهَابَ بَصَرِهِ. فَقَالَ حَصَانٌ رَزَانٌ مَا تُزَنُّ بِرِيبَةٍ وَتُصْبِحُ غَرْثَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ قَالَتْ لَكِنْ أَنْتَ. .. .
Masruq Narrated from:
`Aisha said that Hassan bin Thabit came and asked permission to visit her. I said, "How do you permit such a person?" She said, "Hasn't he received a severely penalty?" (Sufyan, the subnarrator, said: She meant the loss of his sight.) Thereupon Hassan said the following poetic verse: "A chaste pious woman who arouses no suspicion. She never talks about chaste heedless women behind their backs.' On that she said, "But you are not so."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4755In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 277USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 279
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4755
This hadith about Aisha and Hassan bin Thabit shows a careful and personal moment after the slander story. Hassan asked permission to visit Aisha, and someone questioned how she could allow such a person. Aisha replied by pointing to the severe punishment he had already suffered, explained in the narration as the loss of his sight. Hassan then recited poetry praising a chaste, dignified woman who is not suspected and who does not speak about innocent women behind their backs. Aisha replied, “But you are not so.” The narration keeps both sides clear: she allowed him to enter, but she also did not let the meaning of the words pass without correction. It teaches care with speech and a balanced response to someone with a painful past.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha allowed Hassan to visit despite what had happened before.
- She mentioned that he had already suffered a severe punishment.
- Hassan’s poetry praised chastity and not speaking against innocent women.
- Aisha corrected him with a direct response.
