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Sunan Abi Dawud 4107 (Book 34, Hadith 88) #24397
Describing Qualities of Women in Presence of Eunuch

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a eunuch entering the wives of Prophet ﷺ and describing the qualities of a woman. The Prophet ﷺ then noticed that he knew what was going on and asked them to observe veil from him.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: A mukhannath (eunuch) used to enter upon the wives of Prophet . They (the people) counted him among those who were free of physical needs. One day the Prophet entered upon us when he was with one of his wives, and was describing the qualities of a woman, saying: When she comes forward, she comes forward with four (folds in her stomach), and when she goes backward, she goes backward with eight (folds in her stomach). The Prophet said: Do I not see that this (man) knows what here lies. Then they (the wives) observed veil from him.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، وَهِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ مُخَنَّثٌ فَكَانُوا يَعُدُّونَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أُولِي الإِرْبَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَنْعَتُ امْرَأَةً فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا إِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ أَقْبَلَتْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ أَدْبَرَتْ بِثَمَانٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ أَرَى هَذَا يَعْلَمُ مَا هَا هُنَا لاَ يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَيْكُنَّ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَحَجَبُوهُ

TOPICS
eunuch  *  qualities  *  veil  *  women  *  mukhannath  *  muminin

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful in your interactions with people who are not related or do not share your faith; Observe hijab even around those who are free from physical needs; Maintain modesty in interactions between men and women; Respect others regardless if they share your faith or beliefs;

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a eunuch entering upon the wives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and describing the qualities of a woman. When he was with one of his wives, he described her as having four folds when she comes forward and eight folds when she goes backward. Upon noticing this, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked them to observe veil from him. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful in our interactions with people who are not related to us or do not share our faith as they may know more than we think they do. It also teaches us that women should observe hijab even around those who are free from physical needs such as eunuchs so that their beauty does not become exposed to others unnecessarily. Furthermore, it shows us how important it is for men and women alike to maintain modesty in their interactions with each other so as not to lead into any form of immorality or indecency which could be damaging for both parties involved.

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