Sunan Ibn Majah 3750

Chapter: Entering Bathhouses

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3750

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ الْهُذَلِيِّ، أَنَّ نِسْوَةً، مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصَ اسْتَأْذَنَّ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ لَعَلَّكُنَّ مِنَ اللَّوَاتِي يَدْخُلْنَ الْحَمَّامَاتِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ وَضَعَتْ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا فَقَدْ هَتَكَتْ سِتْرَ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Malih AL-HUdhail that some women from the people of Hims asked permission to enter upon Aisha. She said:

"Perhaps you are among those (women) who enter bathhouses? I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Any woman who takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn the screen between her and Allah.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3750), Abu Dawud (No. 4010), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2803), Ahmad (No. 23010, 24238, 24446, 25100) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2537).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَقَدْ هَتَكَتْ إِلَخْ ) الْهَتْك خَرْق السِّتْر عَمَّا وَرَاءَهُ فَإِنْ قُلْت أَيْ سِتْر بَيْنهَا وَبَيْن اللَّه تَعَالَى وَهَلْ يُمْكِن وُجُود سَاتِر يَسْتُرهَا عَنْ نَظَر اللَّه تَعَالَى قُلْت لَعَلَّ الْمُرَاد بِهِ الْحَيَاء فَإِنَّ اللَّه تَعَالَى يَسْتَحِي عَنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذ الْحَيَاء مِنْ الْعَبْد وَيُعَاقِبهُ بِذُنُوبِهِ فَكَانَ الْحَيَاء بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْحِجَاب وَالسِّتْر بَيْن الْعَبْد وَبَيْن اللَّه بِوَاسِطَةِ ذُنُوب الْعَبْد وَلَا يُنَاقِشهُ فِيهَا بَلْ يَعْفُو عَنْهُ.…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3750
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3750
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 3750
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3750

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4010

AbulMalih said: Some women of Syria came to Aisha. She asked them: From whom are you? They replied: From the people of Syria. She said: Perhaps you belong to the place where women enter hot baths (for washing ). The said: Yes. She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If a woman puts off…

مَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَخْلَعُ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِهَا إِلاَّ هَتَكَتْ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2803

that some women from the inhabitants of Hims, or from the inhabitants of Ash-Sham entered upon 'Aishah, so she said: "Are you those whose women enter the Hammamat? I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'No woman removes her garments in other than the house of her husband except that she has…

"‏ مَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَضَعُ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا إِلاَّ هَتَكَتِ السِّتْرَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ رَبِّهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23010