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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When one of you is invited to a meal and comes with the messenger, that is his permission.” 1 [Narrated by Abu Dawud]
In another narration by him: “The messenger of a man to another man is his permission.”
Bukhari narrated from him: “I entered with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he found milk in a pot. He said, ‘O Abu Hirr, go to the people of As-Suffah and invite them to me.’ I went to them and invited them, and they came and sought permission 2, and permission was granted to them, so they entered.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 6246 (unverified) 95% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 5189 (unverified) 80% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 5190 (unverified) 80% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “that is his permission”: It is said in Radd al-Muhtar, citing Fusul al-‘Allami: “It is not obligatory to seek permission from the one who sent the messenger.”
Note 2
(2) His statement: “they sought permission, and permission was granted to them, etc.”: Reconciliation between this and the previous Hadith, “When one of you is invited and comes with the messenger, that is his permission,” is that the people of As-Suffah came after the messenger and thus needed new permission, or they renewed seeking permission out of utmost etiquette and modesty, or there was something necessitating it, or the previous Hadith had not reached them, or this incident occurred later. These are possibilities, and Allah knows best the circumstances. As noted in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فإن ذلك له إذن: قال في رد المحتار» نقلا عن فصول العلامي: ولا يجب الاستئذان على من أرسل إليه صاحب البيت.
Note 2
(۲) قوله: فاستأذنوا فإذن لهم إلخ : قال في المرقاة: فالتوفيق بينه وبين الحديث الذي مضى إذا دعي أحدكم فجاء مع الرسول، فإن ذلك له إذن إن أهل الصفة جاؤوا بعد الداعي فاحتاجوا إلى إذن جديد، أو من غاية الأدب والحياء جددوا الاستئذان، أو كان هناك ما يقتضي ذلك، أو ما وصل إليهم الحديث السابق، أو هو متأخر عن هذا الفعل احتمالات، والله تعالى أعلم بالحالات.