43/22. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2769 — Awrah Modesty
What Has Been Related About Protecting The 'Awrah
Hadith About Covering Awrah and Shyness Before Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2769
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2769
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 .
Bahz bin Hakim Narrated from:
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
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2769
This hadith is searched as protect your awrah hadith and Allah is most deserving of shyness hadith. Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that he asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about the awrah: what should be covered and what may be left. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to protect the awrah except from one’s wife or what the right hand possesses. When asked about a man with another man, he said that if one can prevent anyone from seeing it, he should do so. When asked about being alone, he said Allah is most deserving of being shy from Him. The hadith teaches modesty in private and public.
What we learn from this hadith
- The awrah should be protected according to the Prophet’s answer.
- A person should try not to let others see what should be covered.
- The hadith connects modesty with awareness of Allah.
- Being alone does not remove the value of shyness before Allah.
