AbulMalih said: Some women of Syria came to Aisha. She
asked them: From whom are you? They replied: From the
people of Syria. She said: Perhaps you belong to the place
where women enter hot baths (for washing ). The said: Yes.
She said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
say: If a woman puts off her clothes in a place other than
her house, she tears the veil between her and Allah, the
Exalted.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: After some time
the lands of the non-Arabs will be conquered for you, and
there you will find houses called hammamat (hot baths). so
men should not enter them (to wash) except in lower
garments, and forbid the women to enter them except a sick
or one who is in a child-bed.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) saw a man
washing in a public place without a lower garment. So he
mounted the pulpit, praised and extolled Allah and said:
Allah is characterised by modesty and concealment. So when
any of you washes, he should conceal himself.
I said: Apostle of Allah, from whom should we conceal
our private parts and to whom can we show? He replied:
conceal your private parts except from your wife and from
whom your right hands possess (slave-girls).
I then asked: Apostle of Allah, (what should we do), if
the people are assembled together?
He replied: If it is within your power that no one
looks at it, then no one should look at it.
I then asked: Apostle of Allah if one of us is alone,
(what should he do)?
He replied: Allah is more entitled than people that
bashfulness should be shown to him.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man should not
look at the private parts of another man, and a woman
should not look at the private parts of another woman. A
man should not lie with another man without wearing lower
garment under one cover; and a woman should not be lie
with another woman without wearing lower garment under one
cover.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man should not
lie with another man and a woman should not lie with
another woman without covering their private parts except
a child or a father. He also mentioned a third thing which
I forgot.