Maimun bin Mihram said “I came to Median and went to Saeed bin Al Musayyab”. I said (to him) Fathimah daughter of Qais was divorced and she shifted from her house. Saeed said “This woman has perverted people. She was arrogant so she was placed with Ibn Umm Makhtum, the blind. ”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak; thus, the reason stated in it for Ibn Umm Maktum moving to the house is not authentic. The correct reason is the one mentioned in authentic ahadith: that Ibn Umm Maktum was blind, so the observance of veiling (purdah) was not obligatory in his case.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2296