Fatwaa ID: 1475

Question:
asalāmu ‘alaykum. ive heard from people that one should not bathe entirely naked, but didnt Prophet Mūsā alayhis salām bathe naked? https://sunnah.com/bukhari:278

Answer:
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh.

It is permissible, albeit unadvisable, to bathe naked. Rasulullaah ﷺ was asked in regards to being naked when alone, he replied,

الله أحق أن يستحيا منه من الناس
“Allaah is more deserving than people that bashfulness be shown to him.” [Abu Dawood 4017, Tirmidhi 2769

The Hadith above indicates towards the advisability of covering one’s ‘awrah when bathing while the hadith you have referred to in the query outlines the permissibility of bathing naked. Thus, there is no contradiction between the two. Furthermore, it should be noted that the Shari’ah of the previous nations is not evidence for us.

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best.
Mufti Muajul I. Chowdhury
Darul Iftaa New York
https://askthemufti.us/

12/23/1444 AH – 07/11/2023 CE | AMG1-3235

وصل اللهم وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى ءاله وصحبه أجمعين

مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 47)
ويكره مع كشف العورة ويستحب أن يغتسل بمكان لا يراه أحد لا يحل له النظر لعورته لاحتمال ظهورها في حال الغسل أو لبس الثياب لقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “إن الله تعالى حيي ستير يحب الحياء والستر فإذا اغتسل أحدكم فليستتر” رواه أبو داود 

حلبي صغير (ص: 5)
وكشف العورة في الخلوة لغير ضرورة خلاف الأدب لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام الله أحق أن يستحي منه

صحيح البخاري (1/ 64)
باب من اغتسل عريانا وحده في الخلوة، ومن تستر فالتستر أفضل

 المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم بن الحجاج (4/32)
(ﺑﺎﺏ ﺟﻮاﺯ اﻻﻏﺘﺴﺎﻝ ﻋﺮﻳﺎﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ)
ﻓﻴﻪ ﻗﺼﺔ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺪﻣﻦا ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﺎﺏ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ ﻛﺸﻒ اﻟﻌﻮﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻛﺣﺎﻝﺓ اﻻﻏﺘﺴﺎﻝ ﻭﺣﺎﻝ اﻟﺒﻮﻝ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﺷﺮﺓ اﻟﺰﻭﺟﺔ ﻭﻧﺤﻮ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻬﺬا ﻛﻠﻪ ﺟﺎﺋﺰ ﻓﻲﻫ اﻟﺘﻜﺸﻒ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺑﺤﻀﺮﺓ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻓﻲﺣﺮﻡ ﻛﺸﻒ اﻟﻌﻮﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﻭاﻟﺘﺴﺘﺮ ﺑﻤﺌﺰﺭ ﻭﻧﺤﻮﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ اﻻﻏﺘﺴﺎﻝ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻜﺸﻒ ﻭاﻟﺘﻜﺸﻒ ﺟﺎﺋﺰ ﻣﺪﺓ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻐﺴﻞ ﻭﻧﺤﻮﻩ ﻭاﻟﺰﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺪﺭ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺣﺮاﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷﺻﺢ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﺎﺏ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﺃﻥ ﺳﺘﺮ اﻟﻌﻮﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ ﻭاﺟﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷﺻﺢ ﺇﻻ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺪﺭ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﻭﻣﻮﺿﻊ اﻟﺪﻻﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﺃﻥ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭاﻟﺴﻼﻡ اﻏﺘﺴﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺨﻠﻮﺓ ﻋﺮﻳﺎﻧﺎ ﻭﻫﺬا ﻳﺘﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ اﻷﺻﻮﻝ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻠﻨﺎ ﺷﺮﻉ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ

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