regarding permissibility, and our hadiths indicate desirability; the menstruating woman's ritual impurity is ongoing, so there is no wudu' along with what negates it, [and there is no meaning to wudu'] (32).

SECTIONS ON THE BATHHOUSE (HAMMAM): The building, sale, purchase, and leasing of a bathhouse are disliked (makruh) according to Abu Abd Allah. He said regarding the one who builds a bathhouse for women: "He is not being fair." Abu Dawud said: I asked Ahmad about leasing a bathhouse, and he said: "I fear it," as if he disliked it. It was said to him: "What if he stipulates to the lessee that no one should enter it without an izar (waist wrapper)?" He replied: "And can this be enforced?" It was as if he did not approve of it. He only disliked it because of the sinful acts involved, such as uncovering the private parts (awrat), witnessing them, and women entering it.

Section: As for entering it, if the person entering is a man who is safe from looking at the private parts and from people looking at his private parts, there is no harm in his entering it; for it is narrated that Ibn Abbas entered a bathhouse in Al-Juhfa. This is also narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him). It is also narrated from Khalid ibn al-Walid that he entered the bathhouse. Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin used to enter the bathhouse, as narrated by Al-Khallal. But if he fears he will not be safe from that, it is disliked for him because he cannot be certain he will avoid the forbidden; for uncovering the private parts and witnessing them is haram (forbidden), based on what Bahz ibn Hakim narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that he asked: "O Messenger of Allah, regarding our private parts, what part of them do we cover and what do we leave?" He said: "Guard your private parts, except from your wife or those your right hand possesses." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, what if one of us is alone?" He said: "Allah is more deserving that one should be shy before Him than before people (33) (34)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "A man should not look at the private parts of a man, nor a woman at the private parts of a woman." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not walk naked." Both are narrated by Muslim (35). Ahmad said: "If you know that everyone in the bathhouse has an izar on..."