The Meaning of the Hadith "Clothed Yet Naked"
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He says: Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning the "clothed yet naked," I read that its interpretation is a woman exposing part of her body, a woman wearing transparent clothes, and a woman wearing tight clothes. If a woman wears these clothes in front of women, does this hadith apply to her? And how do we reconcile this hadith with the fact that a woman's 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) in front of another woman is from the navel to the knee? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "Clothed yet naked," includes what the questioner mentioned. It includes the woman who wears short clothing, the woman who wears transparent clothing that does not cover what is behind it, and the woman who wears tight clothing. All of these are included in the warning in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Because they wear clothing that does not cover them, they are "clothed" in that they have worn clothing, and "naked" in that this clothing does not cover them. This applies when a woman goes out of her house, or when she is in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry), or even in the presence of her mahram if something of her fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) or adornment is exposed that tempts men. Even if it is in the presence of her mahram, it is not permissible. She should only expose to her mahram what is customary to expose, provided there is no fitnah. The intended custom is the custom of committed Muslim women, not the custom of those who are lax. It is the custom of committed Muslim women, whereby they expose to their mahram what is customary to expose and in which there is no fitnah.
The hadith includes all of these. A woman with other women, there is no doubt that her situation is lighter than her situation with men. But even so, she must be a good role model and wear modest clothing even in front of women so that they may follow her example. She should not open the door to laxity for them or teach them to wear non-modest clothing and have them follow her example. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He says: Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning the "clothed yet naked," I read that its interpretation is a woman exposing part of her body, a woman wearing transparent clothes, and a woman wearing tight clothes. If a woman wears these clothes in front of women, does this hadith apply to her? And how do we reconcile this hadith with the fact that a woman's 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) in front of another woman is from the navel to the knee? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "Clothed yet naked," includes what the questioner mentioned. It includes the woman who wears short clothing, the woman who wears transparent clothing that does not cover what is behind it, and the woman who wears tight clothing. All of these are included in the warning in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Because they wear clothing that does not cover them, they are "clothed" in that they have worn clothing, and "naked" in that this clothing does not cover them. This applies when a woman goes out of her house, or when she is in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry), or even in the presence of her mahram if something of her fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) or adornment is exposed that tempts men. Even if it is in the presence of her mahram, it is not permissible. She should only expose to her mahram what is customary to expose, provided there is no fitnah. The intended custom is the custom of committed Muslim women, not the custom of those who are lax. It is the custom of committed Muslim women, whereby they expose to their mahram what is customary to expose and in which there is no fitnah.
The hadith includes all of these. A woman with other women, there is no doubt that her situation is lighter than her situation with men. But even so, she must be a good role model and wear modest clothing even in front of women so that they may follow her example. She should not open the door to laxity for them or teach them to wear non-modest clothing and have them follow her example. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4197- معنى حديث "كاسيات عاريات" - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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