Does the hadith indicate that the thigh is not an awrah (part of the body that must be covered)?
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The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : About what?
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, and for this reason he said, "The garment slipped down," his garment slipped down.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, the discussion is on this point: if the thigh were an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) and it were forbidden to expose it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have tried, to the best of his ability, to cover it, even with part of his cloak, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wore an izar (lower garment) and a rida' (upper garment).
The Shaykh : About what?
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, and for this reason he said, "The garment slipped down," his garment slipped down.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes, the discussion is on this point: if the thigh were an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) and it were forbidden to expose it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have tried, to the best of his ability, to cover it, even with part of his cloak, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wore an izar (lower garment) and a rida' (upper garment).