سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب اللباسClothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
باب فِي قَوْلِهِ { غَيْرِ أُولِي الإِرْبَةِ }Chapter: Regarding The Statement Of Allah: "Old Male Servants Who Lack Vigour".
Hadith 4107
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِي ، وَهِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُخَنَّثٌ فَكَانُوا يَعُدُّونَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَنْعَتُ امْرَأَةً ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهَا إِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ أَقْبَلَتْ بِأَرْبَعٍ ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ أَدْبَرَتْ بِثَمَانٍ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَلَا أَرَى هَذَا يَعْلَمُ مَا هَاهُنَا ، لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَيْكُنَّ هَذَا فَحَجَبُوهُ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: A mukhannath (eunuch) used to enter upon the wives of Prophet ﷺ. They (the people) counted him among those who were free of physical needs. One day the Prophet ﷺ entered upon us when he was with one of his wives, and was describing the qualities of a woman, saying: When she comes forward, she comes forward with four (folds in her stomach), and when she goes backward, she goes backward with eight (folds in her stomach). The Prophet ﷺ said: Do I not see that this (man) knows what here lies. Then they (the wives) observed veil from him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In Surah An-Nur, the verse of hijab (31), among those from whom there is no need to observe hijab, (ghayru uli al-irbah) are also mentioned, meaning such elderly men who no longer have any desire for women. However, despite their age, if it is sensed that intellectually this man is still interested in women, then observing hijab from him is obligatory. It is not difficult to discern a person’s temperament and inclinations from his conversation and manner of sitting and rising, as is mentioned in the following hadith.
In Surah An-Nur, the verse of hijab (31), among those from whom there is no need to observe hijab, (ghayru uli al-irbah) are also mentioned, meaning such elderly men who no longer have any desire for women. However, despite their age, if it is sensed that intellectually this man is still interested in women, then observing hijab from him is obligatory. It is not difficult to discern a person’s temperament and inclinations from his conversation and manner of sitting and rising, as is mentioned in the following hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4107
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to think regarding Hit, the effeminate man (mukhannath), that he did not have interest in women, nor did he desire them. Therefore, he did not prevent him from entering his houses. However, when it became known to him that this person was interested in women, that he noticed their charms and qualities, and even informed others about them, he prohibited his entry. In fact, he had him expelled from Madinah and sent to an uninhabited place. Therefore, such effeminate men (mukhannathun) should not be allowed to enter homes.
Benefits and Issues:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to think regarding Hit, the effeminate man (mukhannath), that he did not have interest in women, nor did he desire them. Therefore, he did not prevent him from entering his houses. However, when it became known to him that this person was interested in women, that he noticed their charms and qualities, and even informed others about them, he prohibited his entry. In fact, he had him expelled from Madinah and sent to an uninhabited place. Therefore, such effeminate men (mukhannathun) should not be allowed to enter homes.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5691
