حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو جُمَيْعٍ سَالِمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ
ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ
أَنَسٍ : " أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَى فَاطِمَةَ بِعَبْدٍ كَانَ قَدْ وَهَبَهُ لَهَا ، قَالَ : وَعَلَى فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ثَوْبٌ إِذَا قَنَّعَتْ بِهِ رَأْسَهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رِجْلَيْهَا ، وَإِذَا غَطَّتْ بِهِ رِجْلَيْهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَأْسَهَا ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا تَلْقَى قَالَ : إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكِ بَأْسٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُوكِ وَغُلَامُكِ " .
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ brought Fatimah a slave which he donated to her. Fatimah wore a garment which, when she covered her head, did not reach her feet, and when she covered her feet by it, that garment did not reach her head. When the Prophet ﷺ saw her struggle, he said: There is no harm to you: Here is only your father and slave.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is not obligatory to observe veiling (purdah) from a slave, rather, there is concession in this matter.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4106