Hadith 24541

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ : أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى ، تَضْرِبَانِ بِدُفَّيْنِ ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسَجًّى عَلَيْهِ بِثَوْبِهِ ، فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا ، فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجْهَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " دَعْهُنَّ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ " . وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ ، وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أَسْأَمُ ، فَأَقْعُدُ ، فَاقْدُرُوا قَدْرَ الْجَارِيَةِ الْحَدِيثَةِ السِّنِّ ، الْحَرِيصَةِ عَلَى اللَّهْوِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once Hazrat Siddiq Akbar came to her place and there were two girls playing the duff. Hazrat Siddiq Akbar scolded them, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, "Leave them, for every nation has a festival." Hazrat Aisha further says that once on the day of Eid, some Abyssinians were performing acrobatics in front of the Prophet (peace be upon him). I placed my head on the shoulder of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and started watching them by peeking, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) lowered his shoulder for me. I kept watching them, and when I was satisfied, I returned. Now you can imagine for yourself how much a young girl is attracted to play and amusement.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24541
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 987، م: 892