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tabarani:16612 – al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-Ḥajjāj b. Arṭāh > Muḥammad b. Sulaymān b. Abū Ḥathmah > Sahl b. Abū Ḥathamah

[Machine] "I saw Muhammad ibn Muslimah chasing after the daughter of Dhihak with his gaze, so I said, 'Glory be to Allah, you are a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and you look at her?" He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When Allah casts a desire for a woman in the heart of a man, it is not wrong for him to look at her."' This was narrated by Yahya ibn Sa'id from Muhammad ibn Sulaiman ibn Abi Hathmah, from his uncle Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah, as narrated by Hafs ibn Ghayath and Yazid ibn Harun from Hajjaj."  

الطبراني:١٦٦١٢ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ثنا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثَمَةَ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ يُطَارِدُ ابْنَةَ الضَّحَّاكِ بِبَصَرِهِ فَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا أَلْقَى اللهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا» وَرَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ كَمَا رَوَاهُ حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ  

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hakim:5839 – Abū Bakr b. Bālawayh > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > ʿAbdullāh b. Mūsá b. Shaybah al-Anṣārī > Ibrāhīm b. Ṣirmah > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd al-Anṣārī > Muḥammad b. Sulaymān b. Abū Ḥathmah from his uncle Sahl b. Abū Ḥathmah

[Machine] I was sitting with Muhammad ibn Muslama, when the daughter of Dahak ibn Khalifa passed by. Muhammad began to look at her intently, so I said, "Glory be to Allah! You are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and yet you do this?!" He replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'If Allah places the speech of a woman in a man's heart, it is not a sin for him to look at her.'"  

الحاكم:٥٨٣٩ – حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ بَالَوَيْهِ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ شَيْبَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ صِرْمَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ فَمَرَّتِ ابْنَةُ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ فَجَعَلَ يُطَارِدُهَا بِبَصَرِهِ فَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ صِرْمَةَ لَيْسَ مِنْ شَرْطِ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ غريب

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْخَاطِبِ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا قَبْلَ الْعَقْدِ

ibnhibban:4042 – Abū Yaʿlá > Abū Khaythamah > Muḥammad b. Khāzim > Sahl b. Muḥammad b. Abū Ḥathmah from his uncle Sulaymān b. Abū Ḥathmah

[Machine] I saw Muhammad ibn Muslimah chasing the daughter of Al-Dhahak on a running horse from the outskirts of the city, observing her. So I said to him, "Are you doing this while you are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'When Allah places a speech of desire in the heart of a person towards a woman, it is not wrong for him to look at her.'"  

ابن حبّان:٤٠٤٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ سُلَيْمَانِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ يُطَارِدُ ابْنَةَ الضَّحَّاكِ عَلَى إِنْجَارٍ مِنْ أَنَاجِيرِ الْمَدِينَةِ يُبْصِرُهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا»