Then enter it, otherwise do not enter. Said ibn Jubayr said: Entering the bathhouse without an izar is forbidden (haram).
Section: As for women, they are not permitted to enter it—even with the modesty we have mentioned—except for an excuse, such as menstruation, postpartum bleeding, illness, or a need for ghusl (ritual bathing) where it is impossible for her to bathe in her own house due to the difficulty of doing so, or because she fears illness or harm. In such a case, it is permissible for her, provided she lowers her gaze and covers her private parts. As for [entering] without an excuse, it is not permitted, based on what was narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The land of the Persians will be opened for you, and you will find bathhouses therein; so prevent your women [from entering them], except for a menstruating woman or one in postpartum bleeding (36)." It is also narrated that women from the people of Hims entered upon Aisha, and she said: "Perhaps you are of the women who enter the bathhouses? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: 'Any woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband's house has torn the veil between her and Allah the Almighty (37).""
Section: Whoever performs ghusl while naked among people, that is not permissible for him, because uncovering them (the private parts) to people is forbidden, for the reasons we have mentioned. If he is in seclusion, it is permissible, because Moses, peace be upon him, bathed while naked (38).
= It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter [on what was narrated] regarding being naked, from Kitab al-Hammam. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/364. And Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on the dislike of a man touching a man or a woman touching a woman, from Abwab al-Adab. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/238. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of looking at one's brother's private parts, from Kitab al-Taharah. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/217. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/63. The second [hadith] was extracted by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the care taken to guard the private parts, from Kitab al-Hayd. Sahih Muslim 1/268. And Abu Dawud, in the previous location.
(36) Extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of being naked, from Kitab al-Hammam. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/363. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on entering the bathhouse, from Kitab al-Adab. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1233.
(37) Extracted by Abu Dawud, in the previous location; and Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what was narrated regarding entering the bathhouse, from Abwab al-Adab. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/246. And Ibn Majah, in the previous chapter. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1234. And Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on the prohibition against a woman entering the bathhouse, from Kitab al-Isti'dhan. Sunan al-Darimi 2/281. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 6/41, 173, 199, 267.
(38) Extracted by Al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on one who bathes naked alone in seclusion, from Kitab al-Ghusl, and in: The Chapter of 'Haddathani Ishaq ibn Nasr', from Kitab al-Anbiya'. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/78, 4/190. It was also extracted by Al-Tirmidhi, in: Tafsir Surah al-Ahzab, from Abwab al-Tafsir. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 12/96, 97. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 2/514, 515.
