If covering the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is a general requirement and not specific to tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), how is tawaf valid if the navel is not covered?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Waleed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. If a person says that exposing the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is a general prohibition and not specific to tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), then according to this view, tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is not invalidated...?
The Shaykh : First, what is the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) that must be covered and whose exposure is forbidden?
The questioner : From the navel to the knee.
The Shaykh : No, that is not the case, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exposed his thigh in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik at Khaybar. So the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is the private parts that must be covered from everyone. As for the thigh, it is not obligatory to cover it unless fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is feared, such as the thighs of young men, for example, or a man's thigh in the presence of a non-mahram woman. It is known that this is not permissible because fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs because of it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. If a person says that exposing the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is a general prohibition and not specific to tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), then according to this view, tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) is not invalidated...?
The Shaykh : First, what is the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) that must be covered and whose exposure is forbidden?
The questioner : From the navel to the knee.
The Shaykh : No, that is not the case, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exposed his thigh in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik at Khaybar. So the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is the private parts that must be covered from everyone. As for the thigh, it is not obligatory to cover it unless fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is feared, such as the thighs of young men, for example, or a man's thigh in the presence of a non-mahram woman. It is known that this is not permissible because fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs because of it. Yes.