A man asking permission to enter upon his mother and his sister

Zayd bin Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Should I seek permission from my mother before going in to her?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes. Would you like to see her uncovered?"

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you do not do so, you may well have to see something that you do not like.

Abu Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "Should I seek permission before going in to my mother?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes, seek permission."

Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Should I seek permission before going in to my mother?" He said: "Yes. She is not at all times in a state in which you would like to see her."

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) and some sisters of his lived in one house in Makkah. Among the people of Makkah, a man would go in and out to his family many times in a night, and Ata used to come to them at night. He asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Should I seek their permission every time I go in to them?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Yes," and he did not allow him to go in to them without permission.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Seek permission before going in to your mother, even if she is an old woman.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is incumbent on you to seek permission before going in to your mothers.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man should seek permission before going in to his father and mother, his son, and his sister.

Al-Zuhri and al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on them both) said: A man should seek permission before going in to his mother.

The same is narrated from al-Hasan through another chain; they both (al-Zuhri and al-Hasan) said: A man should seek permission before going in to her (his mother).

Silah said: A man should seek permission before going in to his mother.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man should seek permission before going in to his mother.

Ja'far bin Burqan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him): "Should a man seek permission before going in to his mother and his sister?" He said: "Yes, seek permission."

Abu al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man asked Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him): "Should I seek permission before going in to my mother?" He said: "Yes, seek permission."

Abu al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A woman's brother should seek permission before coming in to her.