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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب في حِفْظِ السَّمْعِ:Chapter on guarding hearing
Hadith 2744
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "لَا تُتْبِعِ النَّظْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ، فَإِنَّ الْأُولَى لَكَ، وَالْآخِرَةَ عَلَيْكَ".
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not follow a glance with another glance (i.e., if your gaze unintentionally falls upon a non-mahram woman, do not look at her again), for the first glance is forgiven, but the second is a sin upon you."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 2742 to 2744)
In the first hadith, there is a command to protect one’s ears from hearing such things which the speaker would not like to be heard, and for the one who does so, there is a severe warning that molten lead will be poured into his ears.
The second hadith pertains to the gaze, and believing men and women are commanded to lower their gazes, and not to look at any non-mahram with lustful or evil intent. If a man’s gaze unintentionally falls upon a non-mahram woman, then there is no accountability upon him, but he should not look again; rather, he should turn his gaze away. However, if he looks intentionally, he will be sinful, and this fault and sin will not be forgiven without repentance.
(Wallahu a‘lam).
In the first hadith, there is a command to protect one’s ears from hearing such things which the speaker would not like to be heard, and for the one who does so, there is a severe warning that molten lead will be poured into his ears.
The second hadith pertains to the gaze, and believing men and women are commanded to lower their gazes, and not to look at any non-mahram with lustful or evil intent. If a man’s gaze unintentionally falls upon a non-mahram woman, then there is no accountability upon him, but he should not look again; rather, he should turn his gaze away. However, if he looks intentionally, he will be sinful, and this fault and sin will not be forgiven without repentance.
(Wallahu a‘lam).
