‘Allah -azwj has Said...

‘Allah -azwj has Said, ‘(O Muhammad -saww ), tell the believing men to cast down their eyes and guard their carnal desires.’ (24:30) ‘Allah -azwj has Prohibited looking at the privacy of one’s brother and to keep one’s privacy protected from the onlookers. Allah has said, ‘ … Tell the believing woman to cast down their eyes, guard their chastity (private parts).’ (24:31) ‘They must find protection against being looked upon and keep away from looking at their sisters (private parts).

The Imam -asws said that everywhere in the Holy Quran where protection of private parts is mentioned it is a reference to fornication except this verse which is a reference to looking. ‘Allah -azwj has Spoken about the obligations of the heart, tongue, ears and eyes in another verse also: ‘You did not (think to) hide your deeds from your ears, eyes and skin and you felt that Allah would not know all that you had been doing.’ (41:22) (Here) Skin is a reference to private parts and thighs.

Allah -azwj has Said, ‘Do not follow what you do not know; the ears, eyes, and hearts will all be held responsible for their deeds.’ (17:36) ‘This is what Allah -azwj has Made Obligatory for the eyes; to cast down away from what Allah -azwj has Prohibited. This is their deed and it is of Eman. (an extract from a lengthy Hadith).

[39] Appendix II: Appropriate Cloths for Salat: Some selected Ahadith on the appropriate outfits, which one should wear, while offering Salat are presented here, for further Ahadith please refer to our detailed article on Salat: ‘Salat and Its Recognition-Part II’ ( http://hubeali.com/articles/Salat%20Part%20II.pdf ) It is forbidden to Offer Salat in One Piece of Cloth تجزي للرجل الصلاة في ثوب واحد يعقد طرفيه على عنقه و في القميص الصفين يزره عليه (Amir-ul-Momineen -asws says): It is acceptable for men to offer the Salat wearing one dress by knotting the two martins on the neck.