Hadith About The Privacy Of The Body

What are hadith about the privacy of the body? Examples of hadith about the privacy of the body…

According to Ibn ʿUmar (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “Allah has cursed a woman who has lengthened her hair (artificially) or someone else’s, and also a woman who tattoos herself or someone else.” (al-Bukhari, al-Libas, 83)

According to Yaʿla (b. Umayya) (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) saw a man performing the ghusl (the major wudu’) in an open place, so he ascended the minbar and praised and glorified Allah, then he said, ”Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is forbearing, modest and concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. When any one of you performs the ghusl, let him conceal himself.’” (al-Nasaʾi, al-Ghusl, 7)

Al-Miswar b. Makhrama (ra) recounted, “I was carrying a heavy rock, and wearing a thin waistcloth. While carrying it, my waistcloth became lose and fell off. I could not drop the rock until I arrived at the destination. Thereupon, the Prophet (saw) said, ’Go and get your dress. Do not stroll undressed.’” (al-Muslim, al-Haidh, 78)

ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on the early emigrant women. When Allah revealed the verse: ‘... they should draw their coverings over their necklines (i.e., their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)...’ they tore their murūṭ (woolen or silken garments) and covered themselves with them.” (al-Bukhari, al-Tafsir, (al-Nur) 12)

Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Saʿid al-Khudri reported from his father (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said, “A man should not look at the private parts of another man, and a woman should not look at the private parts of another woman. A man should not lie with another man (without wearing an under garment) under one cover; and a woman should not lie with another woman (without wearing an under garment) under one cover.” (Muslim, al-Haidh, 74; Abu Daʾud, al-Hammam, 2)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths