It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that at the time of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah Tayyibah, he was ten years old. My mothers (my mother and maternal aunt) would encourage me to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so I served him for ten years. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was twenty years old, therefore I know the issue of hijab very well and more than anyone else. The command of veiling was first revealed when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) and brought her home as a bride. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) invited people to a meal, so they ate and left, but a few people remained with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They sat for a long time. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went outside, and I also went out so that they would leave. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went on, and I kept walking with him until he reached the threshold of the room of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Then he thought that those people might have left, so he returned, and I also returned. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), but those people were still sitting there, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went back again, and I also went back until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again reached the threshold of the room of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Upon reaching there, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) estimated that they must have left, so he returned, and I also returned with him. Now those people had left, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hung a curtain between himself and me, and the command of veiling was revealed.

It is narrated from Tha‘labah bin Abu Malik Qurazi that he rode to visit ‘Abdullah bin Suwaid, the brother of Banu Harithah, to ask him about «العورات ثلاث» , and ‘Abdullah used to act upon it. He asked: What do you want? I said: I want to act upon them. ‘Abdullah said: When I take off my clothes at the time of Zuhr, none of the adults among my household comes to me without my permission, unless I myself call him, then he is permitted. Nor at the time when Fajr appears and people begin to move about, until the prayer is performed, and not at the time when I have performed the ‘Isha prayer and taken off my clothes, until I sleep.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I was eating date halwa with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by. The Prophet (peace be upon him) called him, so he also started eating. During this, his hand touched my finger, so he said: Oh, if my opinion regarding you had been accepted, no eye would have seen you. Upon this, the command of veiling was revealed.

Sayyida Umm Sabiyah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her), whose name was Khawlah, says: I have eaten or used water together with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the same vessel.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: When someone enters an uninhabited house, he should say: «السلام علينا» ...... Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), he said: «لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِسُوا وَتُسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا» [سورہ النور: 27] "Do not enter anyone's house except your own until you have sought permission and greeted the inhabitants with peace." This ruling is excepted by the verse which is in the following ayah: «لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ فِيهَا مَتَاعٌ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ» [سورہ النور: 29] "There is no sin upon you if you enter houses in which no one lives and in which you have belongings. Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: The command of Allah, the Exalted: "Slaves should seek permission before entering." This command is for men, not for women.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when any of his children reached puberty, he would separate him, and he would not enter (his room) without permission.

It is narrated from Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Should I seek permission from my mother before entering her house? Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: You do not like to see her at all times (and in every condition).

It is narrated from Muslim bin Nazeer (may Allah have mercy on him), he says that a man asked Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him): Should I seek permission to go to my mother? He replied: If you do not seek permission to go to her, you may see her in a state in which you would dislike to see her.