Explanation of Riyad al-Salihin-86b
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted, in the context of the hadiths, in "the chapter on the prohibition of looking at a non-mahram woman or a handsome young boy without a legitimate religious need.
from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 338a Narrated by Muslim"
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book Riyad al-Salihin, regarding what he quoted from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 661Sahih (Darussalam) is a prohibition for the woman who is looking from looking at the 'awrah of the woman being looked at. That is, if the 'awrah of the woman being looked at is exposed by wind, or for relieving oneself, or something similar, it is not permissible for the other woman to look at her 'awrah, which is what is between the navel and the knee. Likewise, if a man's 'awrah is exposed by wind or for other reasons, it is not permissible for a man to look at the 'awrah of a man.
Some women have clung to this hadith and said that a woman is not required to cover any part of her body except what is between the navel and the knee. This is a mistaken understanding, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not grant a woman permission to limit herself to a garment that covers only what is between the navel and the knee. Rather, he prohibited another woman from looking at the 'awrah of a woman. The difference between the two matters is clear. The woman who is wearing clothes must have her clothing be covering. The women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to cover everything from the ankle to the palm of the hand; all of this was covered. However, if a woman exposes it for a need, or it is exposed by wind or the like, then a woman does not look at what is between the navel and the knee with regard to another woman. The same is said about a man: a man does not look at the 'awrah of a man, which is what is between the navel and the knee.
As for the man, it is permissible for him to expose his chest and shoulder to his brother, as evidenced by the fact that it is permissible for a man to limit himself to wearing an izar (waist cloth), as in the hadith of the man who asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry him the woman who offered herself meaning it is not possible, seek even a ring of iron Sunan an-Nasa'i 3359Sahih (Darussalam) So he said Mishkat al-Masabih 3202 meaning what you have of the Qur'an, and this is her mahr (bridal gift). The point of this is that there is no harm in a man limiting himself to wearing an izar. As for the woman, she cannot limit herself to wearing an izar. This was not the custom of the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). And success is from Allah.
The questioner : ...
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted, in the context of the hadiths, in "the chapter on the prohibition of looking at a non-mahram woman or a handsome young boy without a legitimate religious need.
from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said
A man should not see the private parts of another man, and a woman should not see the private parts of another woman, and a man should not lie with another man under one covering, and a woman should not lie with another woman under one covering.
لا ينظر الرجل إلى عورة الرجل، ولا المرأة إلى عورة المرأة، ولا يُفضي الرجلُ إلى الرجل في ثوبٍ واحدٍ، ولا تُفضي المرأة إلى المرأة في الثوب الواحدThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book Riyad al-Salihin, regarding what he quoted from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
A woman should not look at the 'awrah of a woman, nor a man at the 'awrah of a man, nor should a man be in the same garment as another man.
لا تنظر المرأة إلى عورة المرأة ولا الرجل إلى عورة الرجل، ولا يُفضي الرجلُ إلى الرجل في الثوب الواحدHis saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
No woman should look at the nakedness of another woman
لا تنظر المرأة إلى عورة المرأةSome women have clung to this hadith and said that a woman is not required to cover any part of her body except what is between the navel and the knee. This is a mistaken understanding, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not grant a woman permission to limit herself to a garment that covers only what is between the navel and the knee. Rather, he prohibited another woman from looking at the 'awrah of a woman. The difference between the two matters is clear. The woman who is wearing clothes must have her clothing be covering. The women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to cover everything from the ankle to the palm of the hand; all of this was covered. However, if a woman exposes it for a need, or it is exposed by wind or the like, then a woman does not look at what is between the navel and the knee with regard to another woman. The same is said about a man: a man does not look at the 'awrah of a man, which is what is between the navel and the knee.
As for the man, it is permissible for him to expose his chest and shoulder to his brother, as evidenced by the fact that it is permissible for a man to limit himself to wearing an izar (waist cloth), as in the hadith of the man who asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry him the woman who offered herself
A woman came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have offered myself to you." He looked at her and approved of her, but he did not feel inclined toward her, so he remained silent. The woman sat down, and then a man from the group said, "Marry her to me, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "What do you have of mahr?" He said, "I have my izar." Sa'd, the narrator of the hadith, said, "He had no cloak; he had only an izar." So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "If you give her your izar, you will be left without an izar, and if you keep it for yourself, she will have no mahr."
امرأة جاءت الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام قالت يا رسول الله وهبت نفسي لك فصعد فيها النظر وصوبه ولم تطب نفسه بها فسكت فجلست المرأة ثم قال رجل من القوم زوجنيها يا رسول الله قال ما معك من الصداق قال معي إزاري قال سهل راوي الحديث ليس له رداء ما عليه إلا إزار فقط فقال له الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام إن أعطيتها إزارك بقيت بلا إزار وإن أبقيته لك لم يكن لها مهرLook (for something), even if it is only an iron ring
التمس ولو خاتما من حديثwhether he knew any of the Qur'an, and when he replied that he knew surah so and so and surah so and so, he said, “I have given you her in marriage for the part of the Qur’an which you know.”
هل معك شيء من القرآن قال نعم سورة كذا وكذا قال زوجتكها بما معك من القرآنThe questioner : ...