38/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2156c — Privacy Hadith Wording Variation
The Prohibition Of Looking Into A House
Hadith About Peeping: Same Privacy Lesson with Slight Wording
Sahih Muslim : 2156c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2156c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ وَيُونُسَ .
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Sahl b. Sa'd as-Sa'idi with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2156cIn-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 25, Hadith 5368
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2156c
This short narration says that the hadith of Sahl b. Sa'd as-Sa'idi was transmitted with a slight variation of wording. It refers to the same report about a man peeping through a hole and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) teaching that permission is connected to sight. The core topic is privacy. Even though this entry does not repeat the full wording in the translation, it matters because it preserves another route and wording of the same lesson. People searching for the hadith about peeping into a house or the hadith “permission is because of sight” should notice how carefully the narrators recorded variations. The meaning remains clear from the connected report: seeking permission protects people from unwanted looking and guards the private space of a home.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration preserves a slight wording variation.
- The report remains tied to the privacy rule about sight.
- Hadith narrators carefully recorded variant wording.
- Seeking permission protects private spaces from intrusive looking.
