{"id":15770,"date":"2020-08-18T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T05:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=15770"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:19:49","slug":"part-17-series-on-the-shamaail-the-noble-character-and-sublime-conduct-of-rasulullah-sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=15770","title":{"rendered":"Part 17 \u2013 Series on the Shamaa\u2019il (the noble character and sublime conduct) of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The High level of Hayaa in the Life of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and His Respected Wives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) reports, \u201c(Due to excessive hayaa and modesty for Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam),) I never ever (had the courage to) turn my glance towards the private parts of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam),\u201d or she said, \u201cI never ever looked at the private parts of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Commentary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is well known that from among the wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) was the most dear and beloved to him. However, despite her close and informal relationship with Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), the high level of hayaa she adopted with Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) can be understood from this Hadith. In actual fact, this high level of hayaa in her was acquired through the blessed company of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).<\/p>\n

Hazrat Sheikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahimahullah) mentioned:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) would refrain from looking at the private parts of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) out of shame and hayaa for him, then where would Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) look at the private parts of Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) (as his level of hayaa was far higher than the level of hayaa which Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) possessed). It is natural that when one is in the presence of a person with an extremely high level of hayaa, then one feels compelled to also conduct with hayaa.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another narration, Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) clearly stated that Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), throughout his life, had never looked at her private parts. Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) says, \u201cHazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) never ever looked at my private parts, nor did I ever look at the private parts of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).\u201d<\/p>\n

When Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) adopted this extremely high level of hayaa with her, despite her close relationship and special position in his sight, then one can understand that Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) also adopted the same level of hayaa with his other respected wives.<\/p>\n

It is reported from Hazrat Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) that when Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) would be intimate with his wife, then (out of his extremely high level of hayaa,) he would close his eyes and lower his head. He (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) would also emphasize to his wife to remain calm and dignified.<\/p>\n

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma) reports, \u201cHazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) would go behind the rooms in a secluded area to perform ghusl. No person ever saw the private parts of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).\u201d<\/p>\n

It is recorded in the books of Hadith that at times, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) would make ghusl with his wife. Both would draw out water from a bucket to rinse their body. At that time also, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) would conceal his private parts through wearing a lungi while performing the ghusl.<\/p>\n

Before the advent of nubuwwah, when the Ka\u2019bah was being rebuilt, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) also assisted in carrying the stones for the construction. According to the norm of the Arabs at that time, no importance was shown to hayaa and concealing the private parts. Hence, his uncle, Hazrat \u2018Abbaas (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), advised him, \u201cSon! Undo your lower garment and place the large stone on it. Thereafter, you may place it on your shoulder so that your shoulder will be protected from being grazed by the large stones and boulders.\u201d On the advice of his uncle, he began to open his lower garment when he immediately fell unconscious. (Saheeh Bukhaari #364 and Saheeh Muslim #340). <\/em><\/p>\n

It is narrated from Abu Tufail that a voice from the unseen was heard by Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) saying, \u201cO Muhammed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)! Cover your satr!\u201d This was the first voice from the unseen that Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) heard.<\/p>\n

According to the narration of Hazrat \u2018Abdullah bin \u2018Abbaas (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma), Abu Taalib asked Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) what transpired. He replied, \u201cA person dressed in white clothing appeared before me and said, \u2018O Muhammed (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)! Conceal your satr!\u2019\u201d (Mustadrak Haakim #7356 and 7357) <\/em><\/p>\n

In this way, through Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) falling unconscious, he was protected from people seeing his private parts.<\/p>\n

Even after Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) passed away, the clothes that he was wearing were not removed and his satar area was not exposed before anyone.\u00a0 It is reported in the Hadith that after the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum) were not sure in regard to whether they should remove his clothing to give him ghusl. Allah Ta\u2018ala caused the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum) to fall into a daze and they heard a voice from the unseen saying that the clothing of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) should not be removed. Rather, he should be given the ghusl with his clothes on. Thus, Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) was given the ghusl with his clothes on, and thereafter they were removed (for the shroud to be put on).<\/p>\n

Note: <\/strong><\/p>\n

It is permissible for the spouses to look at the private parts of each other. However, this extremely high level of hayaa adopted by Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and his blessed wives reveals to the ummah the purity of their souls and their lofty position in the sight of Allah Ta\u2018ala. It is on account of the purity of these blessed women that Allah Ta\u2018ala had divinely selected them to be the respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in this world and the next, and Allah Ta\u2018ala had chosen them to be the mothers of this ummah.<\/p>\n

When this was the level of hayaa which Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) upheld between himself and his blessed wives, then we can imagine the high level of hayaa which he upheld before Allah Ta\u2018ala and the creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The High level of Hayaa in the Life of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and His Respected Wives \u0639\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u0644\u0649 \u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0634\u0629 \u0642\u0627\u0644: \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u0639\u0627\u0626\u0634\u0629: \u0645\u0627 \u0646\u0638\u0631\u062a \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0641\u0631\u062c \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u0648 \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a: \u0645\u0627 \u0631\u0623\u064a\u062a \u0641\u0631\u062c \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0642\u0637\u0651 (\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0645\u0630\u064a \u0631\u0642\u0645: 342) Translation: Hazrat Aa\u2019ishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-shamaail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15770"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15940,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15770\/revisions\/15940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}