✿ Protection from Shayṭān While Undressing: A Prophetic Method ✿
✍ Compiled by: Dr. Raza Abdullah Pasha ḥafiẓahullāh
How can I undress in a way that Shayṭān does not see my body?
Sayyidunā ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنهما narrate that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"ستر ما بين أعين الجن و عورات بني آدم إذا وضع أحدهم ثوبه أن يقول: باسم الله"
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī, Ḥadīth 606 | Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ, Ḥadīth 3610]
“The veil between the eyes of the jinn and the nakedness of the children of Ādam is that when one of them removes his clothing, he should say: Bismillāh.”
✔ Saying "Bismillāh" at the time of removing clothing serves as a spiritual seal over the body.
✔ Shayṭān cannot breach this protection.
✔ This practice acts as a veil between the jinn and human modesty.
Some scholars, adhering to the apparent wording of the ḥadīth, recommend saying only "Bismillāh" (without adding "al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm") when undressing.
To protect oneself from the gaze of Shayṭān while undressing:
➤ Say "Bismillāh" before removing clothes.
➤ This simple act places a divine barrier between your body and the jinn.
➤ It is a sunnah practice rooted in Prophetic guidance for modesty and spiritual protection.
✍ Compiled by: Dr. Raza Abdullah Pasha ḥafiẓahullāh
❖ Question:
How can I undress in a way that Shayṭān does not see my body?
✔ Answer:
Sayyidunā ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنهما narrate that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"ستر ما بين أعين الجن و عورات بني آدم إذا وضع أحدهم ثوبه أن يقول: باسم الله"
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī, Ḥadīth 606 | Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ, Ḥadīth 3610]
“The veil between the eyes of the jinn and the nakedness of the children of Ādam is that when one of them removes his clothing, he should say: Bismillāh.”
❖ Explanation:
✔ Saying "Bismillāh" at the time of removing clothing serves as a spiritual seal over the body.
✔ Shayṭān cannot breach this protection.
✔ This practice acts as a veil between the jinn and human modesty.
❖ Scholarly Note:
Some scholars, adhering to the apparent wording of the ḥadīth, recommend saying only "Bismillāh" (without adding "al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm") when undressing.
✔ Summary:
To protect oneself from the gaze of Shayṭān while undressing:
➤ Say "Bismillāh" before removing clothes.
➤ This simple act places a divine barrier between your body and the jinn.
➤ It is a sunnah practice rooted in Prophetic guidance for modesty and spiritual protection.
