77/21. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5821 — Modesty in One Garment
Al-Ihitiba'
Hadith About Ihtiba and Ishtimal in One Garment
Sahih Bukhari : 5821
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5821
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لِبْسَتَيْنِ أَنْ يَحْتَبِيَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى فَرْجِهِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ، وَأَنْ يَشْتَمِلَ بِالثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ، لَيْسَ عَلَى أَحَدِ شِقَّيْهِ، وَعَنِ الْمُلاَمَسَةِ وَالْمُنَابَذَةِ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade two types of dresses: (A) To sit in an Ihtiba' posture in one garment nothing of which covers his private parts. (B) to cover one side of his body with one garment and leave the other side bare The Prophet (ﷺ) also forbade the Mulamasa and Munabadha.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5821In-book reference : Book 77, Hadith 38USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 711
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5821
This hadith about Ihtiba and Ishtimal focuses on modesty in clothing. Abu Huraira reported that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade two types of dress. The first is sitting in an Ihtiba posture while wearing one garment that does not cover the private parts. The second is covering one side of the body with one garment while leaving the other side bare. The narration also mentions the prohibition of Mulamasa and Munabadha. The message is not about making clothing hard for people. It is about avoiding forms of dress that expose what should be covered and avoiding unclear transactions. The hadith keeps both modesty and fairness in view.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not sit in one garment if the private parts are uncovered.
- Leaving one side of the body bare in the described way is forbidden.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم also forbade Mulamasa and Munabadha dealings.
- Modesty and fair trade are both protected in this report.
