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Rafiq-ul-Haramayn 54
at all. Similarly sometimes thighs etc. become exposed to others
when some Muḥrims walk or sit carelessly 1 . Remember this
important ruling that the body of man from below the navel up
to and including the knees is his ‘Satr’ (i.e. the body-parts which
must be kept concealed), and exposing even a small portion of
it to others, without Shar’ī exemption, is Ḥarām.
These rulings regarding veiling of man’s ‘Satr’ are not confined
to Iḥrām. Even when not in Iḥrām, it is Ḥarām to expose one’s
Satr to others or to look at the Satr of others.
9. Some Muḥrims tie Taĥband of Iḥrām from beneath their navel,
carelessly exposing some portion of their under navel belly before
others.
It is stated in Baĥār-e-Sharī’at: If one fourth (1/4) portion of the
under navel belly remains uncovered, Ṣalāĥ will not be valid.
Some people are so careless in this matter that their knees and
thighs are uncovered before others. This is Ḥarām (even when
not in the state of Iḥrām or not offering Ṣalāĥ). If someone is
habitual of doing this, he is a transgressor (Fāsiq).
(Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 481)
An important caution
If the acts impermissible in the state of Iḥrām occur due to some
compulsion or by mistake, though there will be no sin, the penalty
imposed by Sharī’aĥ in this regard must be paid even if these acts
take place unwillingly, forgetfully, during sleep or under coercion.
‏َّد
ُ ‏َم
َ ٰ حم
‏َا ٰ
تَع
َ َ احلۡ‏
‏ُّو ۡ ا
صَ‏ ل
بِيب
ص َ يلَّ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ
(ibid, pp. 1083)
1
See the method of observing veil within veil in the glossary given at the end of the book.