The Details Regarding the 'Awrah of the Thigh
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We heard some people say: That you say: The thigh is not an 'awrah?
This person says: We heard that you say: The thigh is not an 'awrah,And I say: Yes, I said that and I say it now; because if it were an 'awrah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have exposed it, and he was the most modest of people. But as for young men, I do not see it as permissible to expose it; because young men are a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and people may be tempted by them, even their companions. So it is not permissible for a young man to play football, for example, wearing only short trousers that do not reach the knee or do not reach the navel. It is necessary that what is between the navel and the knee be covered for young men. But if a worker raises his garment to help with his work until the end of his thigh becomes visible, we say: There is nothing wrong with that, and it is not an 'awrah, except that in prayer, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is obligatory to cover this;Because the least that can be said is: It is an adornment, this is it,And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf: 31] So Shaykh al-Islam says: It is obligatory to cover what is between the navel and the knee, even if we do not say that the thigh is an 'awrah.
This person says: We heard that you say: The thigh is not an 'awrah,And I say: Yes, I said that and I say it now; because if it were an 'awrah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have exposed it, and he was the most modest of people. But as for young men, I do not see it as permissible to expose it; because young men are a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and people may be tempted by them, even their companions. So it is not permissible for a young man to play football, for example, wearing only short trousers that do not reach the knee or do not reach the navel. It is necessary that what is between the navel and the knee be covered for young men. But if a worker raises his garment to help with his work until the end of his thigh becomes visible, we say: There is nothing wrong with that, and it is not an 'awrah, except that in prayer, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is obligatory to cover this;Because the least that can be said is: It is an adornment, this is it,And Allah the Exalted said: