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Sahih al-Bukhari 6239 (Book 79, Hadith 13) #5992
Respecting Privacy in the Presence of Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's marriage to Zainab and how the people present respected his privacy by leaving when he got up.

Narrated Anas: When the Prophet married Zainab, the people came and were offered a meal, and then they sat down (after finishing their meals) and started chatting. The Prophet showed as if he wanted to get up, but they did not get up. When he noticed that, he got up, and some of the people also got up and went away, while some others kept on sitting. When the Prophet returned to enter, he found the people still sitting, but then they got up and left. So I told the Prophet of their departure and he came and went in. I intended to go in but the Prophet put a screen between me and him, for Allah revealed:-- 'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses'. (33:53)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ زَيْنَبَ دَخَلَ الْقَوْمُ فَطَعِمُوا، ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَأَخَذَ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِيَامِ فَلَمْ يَقُومُوا، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَامَ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَامَ مَنْ قَامَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَقَعَدَ بَقِيَّةُ الْقَوْمِ، وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ جَاءَ لِيَدْخُلَ، فَإِذَا الْقَوْمُ جُلُوسٌ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ قَامُوا فَانْطَلَقُوا فَأَخْبَرْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَجَاءَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ، فَذَهَبْتُ أَدْخُلُ فَأَلْقَى الْحِجَابَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ، وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ فِيهِ مِنْ الْفِقْهِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَأْذِنْهُمْ حِينَ قَامَ وَخَرَجَ وَفِيهِ أَنَّهُ تَهَيَّأَ لِلْقِيَامِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقُومُوا

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respect  *  privacy  *  marriage  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other people's privacy even if it is someone as important as a prophet. Be mindful of your actions around others so that they do not feel uncomfortable or distressed.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of respecting privacy, especially in the presence of a prophet. It was narrated by Anas ibn Malik that when the Prophet Muhammad married Zainab, people were invited for a meal and then they stayed to chat. When it seemed like he wanted to leave, some people left while others stayed seated. The prophet then returned and found them still there so he put a screen between himself and them as Allah revealed in (33:53) Surah Al-Ahzab verse 53 which states "O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses." This hadith teaches us that we should always respect other people's privacy even if it is someone as important as a prophet. We should also be mindful of our actions around others so that we do not make them uncomfortable or cause any harm or distress.

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