Hadith 4754

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ نَحْوَهُ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ نِسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا .
Narrated Al-Qasim: 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."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب تفسير القرآن / 4754
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

The intention of Aisha (radi Allahu anha) was that praise nurtures feelings of self-admiration and arrogance within a person, and this is a time when one should be turning towards Allah, the Exalted.
Turning one’s attention towards one’s own self in any way is not appropriate.
Therefore, she hesitated somewhat in granting permission to Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu).
From what she said after his departure, one can gauge the lofty station of Aisha’s (radi Allahu anha) fear of Allah and piety.

Indeed, the friends of Allah (awliya Allah) and the righteous always prefer anonymity; they never allowed fame and renown to come near them.
If, however, Allah, the Exalted, grants them good repute and places love for them in the hearts of people,
then they remain silent, considering “the pleasure of the Lord is above all else.”
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4754