سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : دُخُولِ الْحَمَّامِChapter: Entering Bathhouses
Hadith 3750
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ , عَنْ سُفْيَانَ , عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ , عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ , عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ الْهُذَلِيِّ , أَنَّ نِسْوَةً مِنْ أَهَلْ حِمْصَ اسْتَأْذَنَّ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ , فَقَالَتْ : لَعَلَّكُنَّ مِنَ اللَّوَاتِي يَدْخُلْنَ الْحَمَّامَاتِ , سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ وَضَعَتْ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا , فَقَدْ هَتَكَتْ سِتْرَ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Malih AL-HUdhail that some women from the people of Hims asked permission to enter upon Aisha. She said:` "Perhaps you are among those (women) who enter bathhouses? I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Any woman who takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn the screen between her and Allah.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The word "hammam" is derived from "hameem" (hot water), because arrangements for bathing with hot water are made there. Later, every place for bathing began to be called a hammam, whether there was hot water or cold.
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There used to be attendants present in the hammam to assist with bathing. Going there was prohibited because people did not observe proper covering of the private parts (satr) in front of these attendants. If one takes care to cover the private parts, then it is permissible to seek help from attendants in washing and scrubbing the rest of the body.
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A woman's entire body is considered satr (to be covered), therefore she has been prohibited from seeking help from anyone in the hammam. For her, it is better to bathe at home.
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If a woman arranges to bathe with hot water at home and bathes without anyone's help, or takes help from her husband, then there is no harm in this.
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Where men bathe naked in front of each other, as is customary in non-Muslim countries, it is also prohibited for Muslim men to bathe with them, because just as it is obligatory to cover one's own private parts, it is also prohibited to look at someone else's private parts.
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The word "hammam" is derived from "hameem" (hot water), because arrangements for bathing with hot water are made there. Later, every place for bathing began to be called a hammam, whether there was hot water or cold.
➋
There used to be attendants present in the hammam to assist with bathing. Going there was prohibited because people did not observe proper covering of the private parts (satr) in front of these attendants. If one takes care to cover the private parts, then it is permissible to seek help from attendants in washing and scrubbing the rest of the body.
➌
A woman's entire body is considered satr (to be covered), therefore she has been prohibited from seeking help from anyone in the hammam. For her, it is better to bathe at home.
➍
If a woman arranges to bathe with hot water at home and bathes without anyone's help, or takes help from her husband, then there is no harm in this.
➎
Where men bathe naked in front of each other, as is customary in non-Muslim countries, it is also prohibited for Muslim men to bathe with them, because just as it is obligatory to cover one's own private parts, it is also prohibited to look at someone else's private parts.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3750
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is forbidden (haram) for a Muslim woman to be negligent regarding her veil (hijab) outside her home; therefore, it is forbidden for them to go to public bathhouses. By analogy, the tribulation and trial of modern-day beauty parlors can also be included in this ruling.
➋ The meaning of the veil between a woman and Allah being torn is that she herself puts her honor and dignity at stake, and in no way can she save herself from disgrace and humiliation.
➊ It is forbidden (haram) for a Muslim woman to be negligent regarding her veil (hijab) outside her home; therefore, it is forbidden for them to go to public bathhouses. By analogy, the tribulation and trial of modern-day beauty parlors can also be included in this ruling.
➋ The meaning of the veil between a woman and Allah being torn is that she herself puts her honor and dignity at stake, and in no way can she save herself from disgrace and humiliation.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4010
