Is the man's thigh an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), and is the woman's hand an 'awrah?
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The questioner : Is the man's thigh an 'awrah, and the woman's hand in the greeting?
The Shaykh : The man's thigh is not an 'awrah according to the stronger position, but it is more complete to cover it. Also, not the entire thigh is meant, because the part of the thigh adjacent to the 'awrah is undoubtedly an 'awrah. However, if the lower part of the thigh, for example, is exposed, it is not an 'awrah. But a young man must cover what is between his navel and his knee because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in exposing this. No one should say, "I am not affected by it, and I do not look at the thigh," because Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood, and a moment when you look at this young man's thigh may cause affliction in your heart. Therefore, we see that young men must not expose anything between the navel and the knee. This is outside of prayer. As for in prayer, one must cover what is between the navel and the knee in all cases, because this is the minimum that can be considered adornment. And Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:31] Therefore, one must be aware of what some people do, wearing thin clothes and short trousers underneath that do not cover what is between the navel and the knee. If these people pray, their prayer is not valid. But we must know how this is determined. This applies if the color of the skin is visible through the garment, not the color of the trousers. This is visible even if the garment is thick. But if the color of the skin is visible, then the garment is not covering, and it is not permissible to rely on this short trousers.
The Shaykh : The man's thigh is not an 'awrah according to the stronger position, but it is more complete to cover it. Also, not the entire thigh is meant, because the part of the thigh adjacent to the 'awrah is undoubtedly an 'awrah. However, if the lower part of the thigh, for example, is exposed, it is not an 'awrah. But a young man must cover what is between his navel and his knee because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in exposing this. No one should say, "I am not affected by it, and I do not look at the thigh," because Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood, and a moment when you look at this young man's thigh may cause affliction in your heart. Therefore, we see that young men must not expose anything between the navel and the knee. This is outside of prayer. As for in prayer, one must cover what is between the navel and the knee in all cases, because this is the minimum that can be considered adornment. And Allah the Exalted said: