Narrated Muhammad bin `Abbas bin Ja`far: Ibn `Abbas recited. "No doubt! They fold up their breasts." I said, "O Abu `Abbas! What is meant by "They fold up their breasts?" He said, "A man used to feel shy on having sexual relation with his wife or on answering the call of nature (in an open space) so this Verse was revealed:-- "No doubt! They fold up their breasts."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
"Yuthnuni" is the recitation (qira’ah) of Ibn Abbas, which is on the pattern of "Af‘uli" from "Athnuni Yuthnuni."
The well-known recitation is as follows:
﴿أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ﴾ (Hud: 5)
That is, they fold their chests, wishing to conceal themselves from Allah.
Yet He sees and knows everything even within their garments; nothing is hidden from Him.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4682