حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ أَحَدَکُمْ جَارُهُ أَنْ يَغْرِزَ خَشَبَةً فِي جِدَارِهِ فَلَا يَمْنَعْهُ فَلَمَّا حَدَّثَهُمْ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ طَأْطَئُوا رُئُوسَهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ قَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاکُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ وَاللَّهِ لَأَرْمِيَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ أَکْتَافِکُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2335
It was narrated that, Abdur-Rahman Al-A'raj said: "I heard Abu Hurairah narrating that the Prophet said: 'When anyone of you asks his neighbor for permission to fix a piece of wood to his wall, he should not refuse him. When Abu Hurairah told them this, they lowered their heads, and when he saw them he said: 'Why do I see you turning away from it? By Allah, I will force you to accept it."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020