The bathhouse and the dislike of nakedness

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "What an excellent place the hammam (public bathhouse) is! It removes dirt from the body and (by its heat) reminds one of the Fire (of Hell)."
This narration is sahih (authentic) as mawquf (a Companion's statement).
Also from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What an excellent place is the hammam which a Muslim man enters, because when he enters it (and feels the heat), he asks Allah Almighty for Paradise and seeks refuge with Him from the Fire. And what an evil place is the wedding feast (in which there is frivolity and amusement) which a Muslim man enters, because when he joins it, it makes him desire this world and makes him heedless of the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever believes in Allah Almighty and the Last Day must never enter the (public) hammam without a waist-wrap (garment covering the private parts); and whoever among the women of my Ummah believes in Allah Almighty and the Last Day must never enter the hammam."
Imam Ibn Abi Umar narrated this hadith in his Musnad; Imam al-Tirmidhi (2801) and Imam al-Nasa'i (401) also recorded narrations with this meaning, and on the basis of supporting reports this hadith is sahih (authentic).

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him): I asked Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) about entering the hammam (public bathhouse), and he said: "Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dislike it."
Imam Musaddad narrated it in his Musnad, and all its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not enter the hammam (public bathhouse), and he used to say: "It is among the comforts and luxuries that people have newly introduced (for themselves)."
The chain of this report is sahih (authentic), and Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated it in al-Musannaf (26038).

It is narrated from Imam al-Hasan al-Basri and Imam Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on them both) that "they both (out of abstinence and piety and to guard their private parts) would not enter the hammam (public bathhouse)."
The chain of this report is sahih (authentic), and Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated it in his work 'al-Musannaf' (177).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when he entered the hammam (public bathhouse), the manager or owner of the hammam would apply 'nurah' (a lime paste for removing hair) to him, and when, while applying the paste, he reached his 'haqw' (the place around the waist where the waist-wrap is tied, or the area to be covered), he would say to the owner of the hammam: "Now go out from here."
Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated this report in his book 'al-Musannaf'; the narrator Atiyyah al-Awfi in its chain is da'if (weak) according to the majority of hadith scholars, but it is established by other authentic proofs that guarding modesty and covering the private parts is obligatory even in the bathhouse.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that "anyone should enter water (for bathing) unless he is wearing a waist-wrap (or some garment covering the private parts)."
Imam Abu Ya'la narrated this hadith in his Musnad; its chain contains a narrator named Hammad bin Shu'ayb, who is da'if (weak), but in other reliable hadith too the prohibition of bathing without covering the private parts in public places, bathhouses and the like has been reported.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has firm faith in Allah Almighty and the Last Day should honour and respect his neighbour; whoever believes in Allah Almighty and the Last Day should honour his guest; whoever believes in Allah Almighty and the Last Day should speak good with his tongue or else remain silent; and whoever among your women believes in Allah Almighty and the Last Day must never enter the (public) hammam."
The narrator relates: I conveyed this hadith to Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) during his caliphate, so he sent a letter to Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm asking him to enquire of Muhammad bin Thabit about this hadith he narrated, for he is an approved and trustworthy narrator. So he asked him and then wrote a reply to Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), after which he prohibited women from going to the hammam. Imam Ibn Hibban and Imam al-Hakim declared this hadith sahih (authentic).