Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 4681

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"No doubt! They did fold up their breasts, that they may hide from Him. Surely, even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Verily, He is the All-Knower of the (innermost secrets) of the breasts." (V.11:5)

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Darussalam · Volume 6

65 - THE BOOK OF COMMENTARY:(Interpretation of the Qur'an)

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الحديث: 4681 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 73

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4681. Narrated Muḥammad bin 'Abbād bin Ja'far that he heard Ibn 'Abbās reciting:"No doubt! They did fold up their breasts..." (V.11:5) and asked him about its explanation. He said, "Some people used to hide themselves while answering the call of nature in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, and also when they had sexual relation with their wives in a open space, lest they be exposed to the sky; so the above revelation was sent down regarding them."

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4681 - حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَبَّاحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقْرَأُ: «أَلاَ إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ» قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا. فَقَالَ: «أُنَاسٌ كَانُوا يَسْتَحْيُونَ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّوْا فَيُفْضُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَأَنْ يُجَامِعُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ فَيُفْضُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَزَلَ ذَلِكَ فِيهِمْ»

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