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Mention Of Concealing Oneself When Performing Ghusl

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Book OfPurification

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الحديث: 224 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 126

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225. Abû As-Samh said: "I used to serve the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and when he wanted to perform Ghusl he said: 'Turn your back.' So I turned my back to him and concealed him." (Sahih)

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224 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحِلُّ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو السَّمْحِ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ قَالَ: «وَلِّنِي قَفَاكَ، فَأُوَلِّيهِ قَفَايَ فَأَسْتُرُهُ بِهِ»

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If the Prophet ﷺ had no screen to prevent others from seeing him while he took a bath, he would command his manservant to stand in such a way that neither he nor anyone else could see him taking a bath. Thus the manservant served in a way the purpose of a screen.