The hadith contains a prohibition against a man being alone with a man, or a woman with a woman.
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The questioner : Finally: "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited a man from being alone with a man, or a woman with a woman, in one bed." By your leave, if you permit, this prohibition means: does it include two men covering themselves with one blanket, each in his garment?
The Shaykh : But the text of the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are naked.
The questioner : Yes, you are naked.
The Shaykh : Yes, the text of this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if each of them covers himself with a blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And there is no contact between them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then it is permissible, but if they cover themselves with one blanket, it is not permissible, although that is not what we see from the Messenger (peace be upon him) in the hadith.
The questioner : I mean, even if each is in his garment, it is not permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning we have three cases.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A man sleeping with a man, or a woman with a woman, each of them naked under one blanket.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : This is the direct intent of the hadith.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : The second case is that they sleep not naked.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But under one blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is also included in the second case, though it is less severe.
The questioner : I mean, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The third thing is that they are in their garments, and each of them is covered with his own blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The questioner : So, the first topic, if Allah wills, we will postpone it.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : To our visits in the clouds, if Allah wills?!
The Shaykh : In any case, I do not know if this can happen.
The questioner : If Allah wills, I mean.
The Shaykh : And I ask Allah to bring about good for us and for you.
The questioner : If Allah the Exalted wills, may Allah reward us with good for you.
The Shaykh : And you too, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : But the text of the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are naked.
The questioner : Yes, you are naked.
The Shaykh : Yes, the text of this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if each of them covers himself with a blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And there is no contact between them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then it is permissible, but if they cover themselves with one blanket, it is not permissible, although that is not what we see from the Messenger (peace be upon him) in the hadith.
The questioner : I mean, even if each is in his garment, it is not permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning we have three cases.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A man sleeping with a man, or a woman with a woman, each of them naked under one blanket.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : This is the direct intent of the hadith.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : The second case is that they sleep not naked.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But under one blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is also included in the second case, though it is less severe.
The questioner : I mean, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The third thing is that they are in their garments, and each of them is covered with his own blanket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The questioner : So, the first topic, if Allah wills, we will postpone it.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : To our visits in the clouds, if Allah wills?!
The Shaykh : In any case, I do not know if this can happen.
The questioner : If Allah wills, I mean.
The Shaykh : And I ask Allah to bring about good for us and for you.
The questioner : If Allah the Exalted wills, may Allah reward us with good for you.
The Shaykh : And you too, if Allah wills.
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