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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: من زعم أن الفخذ ليست بعورة وما قيل في السرة والركبة
Chapter: Those who held that the thigh is not awrah, and what was said about the navel and knee
Bayhaqi 3246 — Those who held that the thigh is not awrah
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، فِي حَدِيثٍ ذَكَرَهُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: فَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ، ⦗٣٢٨⦘ وَعَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ، أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا أَبَا عُثْمَانَ، يُحَدِّثُهُ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، نَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا غَيْرَ أَنَّ عَاصِمًا زَادَ فِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي مَكَانٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ قَدْ كَشَفَ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ عُثْمَانُ غَطَّاهُمَا رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَهَذَا لَا حُجَّةَ فِيهِ لِمَنْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَنَّ الْفَخِذَ لَيْسَتْ بِعَوْرَةٍ، وَكَشْفُهُمَا قَبْلَ دُخُولِ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ لَيْسَتَا بِعَوْرَةٍ وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ دَالٌّ أَيْضًا حَدِيثُ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَلَى أَنَّ السُّرَّةَ لَيْسَتْ بِعَوْرَةٍ وَإِنَّمَا الْعَوْرَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا.
A similar narration is reported from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), except that Asim added that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a place where there was water, and he had uncovered his knees. When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came, he covered them.
There is no proof in this hadith for those who hold that the thigh is not awrah. His (peace and blessings be upon him) having uncovered his knees before Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came in only indicates that the knees are not part of the awrah. The hadith of Amr bin Shu'ayb likewise indicates this, and that the navel is not part of the awrah; rather, the awrah of a man is what lies between the two (the navel and the knees).
There is no proof in this hadith for those who hold that the thigh is not awrah. His (peace and blessings be upon him) having uncovered his knees before Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came in only indicates that the knees are not part of the awrah. The hadith of Amr bin Shu'ayb likewise indicates this, and that the navel is not part of the awrah; rather, the awrah of a man is what lies between the two (the navel and the knees).
