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Sahih Muslim 2401

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was lying in the bed in my apartment with his thigh uncovered and Abu Bakr sought permission to enter. It was given to him and he conversed in the…

Aishah bint Abi Bakrnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ

قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، (يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ) عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، وَسُلَيْمَانَ ابْنَىْ يَسَارٍ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُضْطَجِعًا فِي بَيْتِي كَاشِفًا عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ أَوْ سَاقَيْهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَتَحَدَّثَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُمَرُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ كَذَلِكَ فَتَحَدَّثَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُثْمَانُ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَوَّى ثِيَابَهُ (قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَلَا أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ) فَدَخَلَ فَتَحَدَّثَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ تَهْتَشَّ لَهُ وَلَمْ تُبَالِهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ فَلَمْ تَهْتَشَّ لَهُ وَلَمْ تُبَالِهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ فَجَلَسْتَ وَسَوَّيْتَ ثِيَابَكَ فَقَالَ: «أَلَا أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ تَسْتَحِي مِنْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was lying in the bed in my apartment with his thigh uncovered and Abu Bakr sought permission to enter. It was given to him and he conversed in the same very state (the Prophet’s thigh or shank uncovered). Then Umar sought permission for entering and it was given to him and he conversed in that very state.

Then Uthman sought permission to enter; the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sat down and he set right his clothes. Muhammad (one of the narrators) said: I do not say that it happened on the same day. He (Uthman) then entered and conversed and as he went out, Aishah said: Abu Bakr entered and you did not stir and did not observe much care (in arranging your clothes), then Umar entered and you did not stir and did not arrange your clothes, then Uthman entered and you got up and set your clothes right, so he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Should I not show modesty to one whom even the Angels show modesty.

মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু হাতিম (রহঃ) ..... আবূ হুরায়রাহ্ (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ "আল্লাহর শপথ। যদি তোমাদের কোন ব্যক্তি সকালে গিয়ে এক বোঝা কাঠ সংগ্রহ করে তা পিঠে করে নিয়ে এসে বিক্রি করে।" ..... হাদীসের বাকি অংশ বায়ান বর্ণিত (উপরের) হাদীসের অনুরূপ।

اسماعیل نے کہا : مجھے قیس بن ابی حازم نے حدیث سنائی ، انھوں نے کہا : ہم حضر ت ابو ہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ کے پاس حاضر ہوئے تو انھوں نے کہا : رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا : " اللہ کی قسم!تم میں سے ایک صبح کو نکلے ، اپنی پیٹھ پر لکڑیاں لائے اور انھیں بیچے ۔ ۔ ۔ پھر بیان کی حدیث کے مانند حدیث سنائی ۔

{…} Bana Muhammed b. Hatim rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Yahya b. Saîd İsmail'den rivayet etti. (Demişki): Bana Kays b. Ebî Hâzim rivayet etti; (Dediki): Ebû Hureyre'ye geldik de şunları söyledi: Nebi (Sallallâhu Aleyhi ve Sellem)-. «Vallahi birinizin sabahleyin (ormana) giderek sırtı ile odun getirmesi; sonra onu satması... Birine el açmaktan kendisi için daha hayırlıdır...» buyurdular. Râvî hadîsi beyân hadisi gibi rivayette bulunmuştur

Sahih Muslim 2401, Book 44, The Book of the Merits of the Companions, Hadith 39. 1 min read

What it means

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was lying in her house, and his thighs or shins were uncovered.

As Abu Bakr asked for permission to enter, he allowed him in, and his thighs or shins were still uncovered. Abu Bakr conversed with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Then ‘Umar asked for permission to enter, so the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) allowed him in, without changing his position. He talked to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Then ‘Uthmān asked for permission to enter, so the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, arranged his clothes, and covered his thighs or shins. Then he allowed him in.

When ‘Uthmān left, ‘Ā'ishah remarked that when Abu Bakr entered, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not mind, and so did he when ‘Umar got in. However, when ‘Uthmān entered, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, straightened his clothes, and covered his thighs or shins. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ''Should I not feel shy of a man whom the angels feel shy of?'' Now, this Hadīth cannot be taken as a proof that the thighs are not ‘Awrah, for there is uncertainty in the Hadīth about the parts of the body that were uncovered: the thighs or shins.

So, it cannot be said with certainty that it is permissible to uncover the thighs. Also, the Hadīths where the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was reported to have uncovered his thighs indicate a practice rather than a saying of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). These Hadīths were reported by young Companions.

There are other Hadīths reported by senior Companions, however, in which the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stated that the thighs are ‘Awrah. So precaution entails that these Hadīths are to be complied with. The rule is that a statement outweighs a practice. Also, the practice is subject to possible interpretations.

Another reason is that the uncovering, as the Hadīth indicates, was done in the presence of one's close relatives, so, it does not apply to everywhere. As per the Fatwa of the Permanent Committee, thighs are ‘Awrah.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَىTold us
  3. 3يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَWith
  4. 4Qutaybah ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  5. 5Ali ibn HujrWith, Third generation, died 244 AH

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