Majah (57). In another narration, she said: I did not see it from the Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - nor did he see it from me. Ahmad said, in a narration by Ja'far ibn Muhammad, regarding a woman who sits in front of her husband in her house, uncovered, wearing thin garments: There is no harm in that. I asked: What if she goes out from the house to another room while her head is uncovered, and there is no one in the house except her and her husband? He granted a concession for that.
Section: It is permissible for a master to look at the entire body of his slave-woman, even her private parts, because of what we mentioned regarding spouses. This is the same whether she is his concubine or otherwise, because it is permissible for him to enjoy her entire body, so looking at it is permissible for him (59). If he marries off his slave-woman, it becomes forbidden for him to enjoy her, and it becomes forbidden for him to look at what is between (60) the navel and the knee, because 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - said: "If one of you marries off his servant (61), his slave, or his hired hand, he should not look at what is below the navel and above the knee, for it is a private part." Narrated by Abu Dawud (62), and its implication is the permissibility of looking at what is beyond that. As for the prohibition of enjoying her (63), there is no doubt and no disagreement (64) regarding it, for she has become permissible for the husband, and a woman is not permissible (65) for two men. If he has intercourse with her, he incurs sin and disciplinary punishment (ta'zir). If she gives birth, Ahmad said:
(57) In: The Chapter on the prohibition of seeing the private part of one's brother, from the Book of Purification, and in: The Chapter on veiling during intercourse, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/217, 619. It was also recorded by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/63, 190; and al-Bayhaqi in: The Chapter on what a woman may reveal of her adornment... from the Book of Marriage. al-Sunan al-Kubra 7/94. (58) In M: "no". (59) Omitted from: the original, B. (60) Omitted from: A, M. (61) Meaning: his slave-woman. In another narration: "his female servant". See 'Awn al-Ma'bud 4/109. (62) Its documentation was mentioned previously in: 2/285. (63) Omitted from: B. (64) In the original: "disagreement" (khilaf). (65) In M: "a woman".