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Sunan Abi Dawud 4017 (Book 33, Hadith 9) #24307
Modesty and Privacy

SUMMARY: We should be modest and not expose our private parts to anyone except our wives and those whom we possess. We should also be modest even when we are alone.

Bahz b. Hakim said that his father told on the authority of his grandfather: I said: Messenger of Allah, from whom should we conceal our private parts and to whom can we show? He replied: conceal your private parts except from your wife and from whom your right hands possess (slave-girls). I then asked: Messenger of Allah, (what should we do), if the people are assembled together? He replied: If it is within your power that no one looks at it, then no one should look at it. I then asked: Messenger of Allah if one of us is alone, (what should he do)? He replied: Allah is more entitled than people that bashfulness should be shown to him.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، نَحْوَهُ عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَوْرَاتُنَا مَا نَأْتِي مِنْهَا وَمَا نَذَرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ احْفَظْ عَوْرَتَكَ إِلاَّ مِنْ زَوْجَتِكَ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي بَعْضٍ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لاَ يَرَيَنَّهَا أَحَدٌ فَلاَ يَرَيَنَّهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُنَا خَالِيًا قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ

TOPICS
modesty  *  privacy  *  bashfulness  *  hayaa  *  zeenah

QUICK LESSONS:
Maintain modesty in all situations so that you can protect yourself from any potential harm or embarrassment that may come with exposing too much of yourself in public or even when alone .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about modesty and privacy. It teaches us that it is important to keep our private parts covered from everyone except for our wives or those whom we possess as slaves. Even if people are around us, it is important to maintain modesty in order to protect ourselves from embarrassment or shame. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also taught us that even when we are alone, it is important to show bashfulness towards Allah as He deserves more respect than people do. This hadith teaches us the importance of maintaining modesty in all situations so that we can protect ourselves from any potential harm or embarrassment that may come with exposing too much of ourselves in public or even when alone.

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