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Is it ok to sleep naked?

· 6 Rabiʻ II 1428 AH1 min readFatwa 15093English

Question

I have read that you have to have full clothes on when you go to bed. I have a habit of sleeping naked, but I do cover myself with a sheet or blanket. Is that okay to do so? I make sure I am fully covered with the blanket.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

Modesty is an integral part of one’s faith. Without modesty, a person can never be a true Muslim. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “ Imaan has more than sixty branches and Hayaa (modesty) is an extremely important branch of Imaan. (Bukhari, Hadith: 08)

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Mas’ood (Radiallahu Anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “ When you begin to lack modesty, then do whatever you wish”. (Bukhari, Hadith: 3225)

It is also narrated on the authority of Imraan ibn Husayn (Radiallahu Anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “ Hayaa (modesty) only brings good”. (Bukhari, Hadith: 5652)

It is against the dictates of Hayaa (modesty) to sleep naked.

And Allah knows best

Suhail Tarmahomed,

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال الإيمان بضع وستون شعبة والحياء شعبة من الإيمان. (صحيح البخاري، حديث رقم: 8)

عن أبي مسعود قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إن مما أدرك الناس من كلام النبوة إذا لم تستحي فاصنع ما شئت. (صحيح البخاري، حديث رقم: 3225)

عن أبي السوار العدوي قال سمعت عمران بن حصين قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الحياء لا يأتي إلا بخير. (صحيح البخاري، حديث رقم 5652)

Answered by
Suhail Tarmahomed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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