How did Ibn 'Umar look at the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was relieving himself?
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The questioner : Regarding Ibn 'Umar looking at the private parts of the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him), does not the fact that the Messenger saw him in this state indicate that he saw his private parts? Because the possibility of his seeing... negates that he saw the two bricks, and the two bricks would be below the impurity?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Would the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) have climbed up onto the two bricks?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If he saw the two bricks, was his view above the two bricks?
The Shaykh : No, no. Sometimes you see a person but you do not see his private parts. You see him from head to toe but you do not see his private parts, because your gaze does not fall upon them. It is true that it is prevented that he saw the upper part of his body and that he saw the two bricks, but it does not necessitate seeing the private parts. I might now see a person from head to toe, but my gaze does not fall on his middle.
The questioner : Did the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) place his thighs on the two bricks or his feet?
The Shaykh : His feet.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Would the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) have climbed up onto the two bricks?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If he saw the two bricks, was his view above the two bricks?
The Shaykh : No, no. Sometimes you see a person but you do not see his private parts. You see him from head to toe but you do not see his private parts, because your gaze does not fall upon them. It is true that it is prevented that he saw the upper part of his body and that he saw the two bricks, but it does not necessitate seeing the private parts. I might now see a person from head to toe, but my gaze does not fall on his middle.
The questioner : Did the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) place his thighs on the two bricks or his feet?
The Shaykh : His feet.