Chapters on Manners
43/22. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About Protecting The 'Awrah
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَوْرَاتُنَا مَا نَأْتِي مِنْهَا وَمَا نَذَرُ قَالَ " احْفَظْ عَوْرَتَكَ إِلاَّ مِنْ زَوْجَتِكَ أَوْ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ " . فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ " إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لاَ يَرَاهَا أَحَدٌ فَافْعَلْ " . قُلْتُ وَالرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ خَالِيًا . قَالَ " فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَجَدُّ بَهْزٍ اسْمُهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ حَيْدَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ وَقَدْ رَوَى الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَهُوَ وَالِدُ بَهْزٍ .
Narrated Bahz bin Hakim: "My Father Narrated To Me From My Grandfather, Who Said: 'I Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! Regarding Our 'Awrah, What Of It Must We Cover And What Of It May We Leave?" He Said: "Protect Your 'Awrah Except From Your Wife Or What Your Right Hand Possesses."' He Said: "What About A Man With Another Man?" He Said: "If You Are Able To Not Let Anyone See It, Then Do So." I Said: "What About A Man When He Is Alone?" He Said: "Allah Is Most Deserving Of Being Shy From Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2769In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 39English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2769