43/28. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2776 — Lowering Gaze
What Has Been Related About The Unexpected Glance
Hadith About the Unintentional Glance and Lowering the Gaze
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2776
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2776
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ نَظْرَةِ الْفَجْأَةِ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَصْرِفَ بَصَرِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو زُرْعَةَ بْنُ عَمْرٍو اسْمُهُ هَرِمٌ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
I Asked The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) About The Unintentional Glance, So He Ordered Me That I Divert My Sight.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2776In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2776
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2776
This hadith is a direct answer to the search unintentional glance hadith. Jarir bin Abdullah said that he asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about the sudden glance, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered him to divert his sight. The teaching is clear and practical. The first glance may happen without planning, but the response should be to turn the eyes away. The hadith does not speak about blame for every accidental sight. It speaks about what to do after it happens. That makes it a helpful guide for lowering the gaze in daily life: do not stay with the look; move your sight away.
What we learn from this hadith
- A sudden glance can happen without planning.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered Jarir to divert his sight.
- The hadith teaches quick control after an accidental look.
- The text focuses on action after the glance, not long discussion.
