Explanation of the author's statement: "... and the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a man and a female slave..."
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The Shaykh : He says, then the author began to detail the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). He began to detail the 'awrah. We say that, according to the school of jurisprudence, the 'awrah is divided into three categories: the lightened, the intensified, and the intermediate. The 'awrah in prayer, according to the well-known view of the Hanbali school, is divided into three categories: the intensified, the lightened, and the intermediate. So we begin with the intensified, then the lightened, and then we say that everything else is intermediate.
The intensified. He said "and the 'awrah" of the intermediate. Okay, he did not mention the third...
We begin with the lightened. The lightened is the 'awrah of a boy from seven to ten years old, and it is only the two private parts. That means, if he covers his front and his back, that suffices for him, even if his thighs are exposed.
Okay, who is this? Who is this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is from seven, a boy from seven to ten years old, and this is the lightest of the 'awrahs.
The intensified is the 'awrah of a free adult woman. Her entire body is 'awrah, except her face, which is not 'awrah in prayer, even though it is 'awrah in terms of looking. And we are compelled to use the word 'awrah, even if we were in the chapter on covering what must be covered in prayer, following the author.
We say that the free adult woman's entire body is 'awrah, except her face. Even if she prays in her house and no one is with her, she must cover everything, yes, except her face.
Okay, the intermediate is everything else, so it is intermediate. Its limit is between the navel and the knee. The limit of the 'awrah is between the navel and the knee. This is the intermediate. It includes a man from ten years old and above, a free woman who has not reached puberty, and a female slave, even if she is an adult, or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay... the author began. The author said "and the 'awrah of a man". He says at the end of the statement "from the navel to the knee". This is the man. A man from ten years old and above, this is from the navel to the knee.
Okay, this is one. Second, "and the 'awrah of a female slave" from the navel to the knee. So if a female slave prays with her body exposed, except for what is between the navel and the knee, her prayer is valid. And if she has no one with her except her master, she may do so, because her master may look at whatever he wishes of her[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-6]. And if she has a woman with her, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : She prays in that manner as well. But in the chapter on looking, this is also her 'awrah. The 'awrah of a female slave is between the navel and the knee.
The intensified. He said "and the 'awrah" of the intermediate. Okay, he did not mention the third...
We begin with the lightened. The lightened is the 'awrah of a boy from seven to ten years old, and it is only the two private parts. That means, if he covers his front and his back, that suffices for him, even if his thighs are exposed.
Okay, who is this? Who is this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is from seven, a boy from seven to ten years old, and this is the lightest of the 'awrahs.
The intensified is the 'awrah of a free adult woman. Her entire body is 'awrah, except her face, which is not 'awrah in prayer, even though it is 'awrah in terms of looking. And we are compelled to use the word 'awrah, even if we were in the chapter on covering what must be covered in prayer, following the author.
We say that the free adult woman's entire body is 'awrah, except her face. Even if she prays in her house and no one is with her, she must cover everything, yes, except her face.
Okay, the intermediate is everything else, so it is intermediate. Its limit is between the navel and the knee. The limit of the 'awrah is between the navel and the knee. This is the intermediate. It includes a man from ten years old and above, a free woman who has not reached puberty, and a female slave, even if she is an adult, or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay... the author began. The author said "and the 'awrah of a man". He says at the end of the statement "from the navel to the knee". This is the man. A man from ten years old and above, this is from the navel to the knee.
Okay, this is one. Second, "and the 'awrah of a female slave" from the navel to the knee. So if a female slave prays with her body exposed, except for what is between the navel and the knee, her prayer is valid. And if she has no one with her except her master, she may do so, because her master may look at whatever he wishes of her
(5) And they who guard their private parts (6) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess
والذين هم لفروجهم حافظون إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهمThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : She prays in that manner as well. But in the chapter on looking, this is also her 'awrah. The 'awrah of a female slave is between the navel and the knee.