FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
AL-KAFI #135: Adakah Peha Lelaki Termasuk Dalam Daerah Aurat?
Is a man's thigh part of his awrah, and what do the schools say about the knee and navel?
Short answer
The Hanafi school treats the area between the navel and the knee as awrah, including the knee but not the navel.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Hanafi school treats the area between the navel and the knee as awrah, including the knee but not the navel. The Shafii and Hanbali schools hold that the awrah lies between the navel and the knee, while the navel and knee themselves are not awrah. The Maliki and Zahiri schools and one view of Imam Ahmad state that the thigh is not awrah. Within the Shafii school, the navel and knee must still be covered, since covering the area between them is not complete without them.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mazhab Hanafi menganggap apa yang di antara pusat dan lutut sebagai daerah aurat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #135: Adakah Peha Lelaki Termasuk Dalam Daerah Aurat?”, 21 December 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1677-adakah-peha-lelaki-itu-termasuk-dalam-daerah-aurat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-mans-thigh-part-of-awrah/