The ruling on concealing oneself when relieving oneself
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Question:
And that is what the Shaykh said regarding the hadith: whoever wants to be entitled to any matter, he must follow it as an obligation.
Answer:
The default is that a command implies obligation, and there is no doubt that here it implies obligation. It is not permissible for a person to relieve himself in front of people in a way that they see him or see his private parts; this is not permissible, it is forbidden.
And that is what the Shaykh said regarding the hadith: whoever wants to be entitled to any matter, he must follow it as an obligation.
Answer:
The default is that a command implies obligation, and there is no doubt that here it implies obligation. It is not permissible for a person to relieve himself in front of people in a way that they see him or see his private parts; this is not permissible, it is forbidden.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قضاء الحاجة - 3 — islamhouse.com (40:35)
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