or those whom your right hand possesses.” I asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what if people are in one another’s company (that is, while traveling or the like)?” He replied, “If you can ensure that no one sees them, then let no one see them.” I then asked, “What if one of us is alone (that is, by himself)?” He replied, “Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is more deserving that one should feel modest before Him.”

Narrated by Ahmad, Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, al-Hākim, and al-Bayhaqī). p. 79

Acceptable. It is referenced in Ādāb al-Zifāf (p. 34).

71 - (The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Keep yourselves clean, for Islam is clean.” Ibn Hibbān). p. 79

Weak. Ibn Hibbān recorded it only in al-Duafā, from the hadith of Āisha, as stated in Takhrīj al-Ihyā (1/125). Thus, attributing it to Ibn Hibbān without qualification is not appropriate, because this gives the impression that he recorded it in his Sahīh, which is the work intended when a report is attributed to him without qualification. This should be borne in mind, for it is important.

72 - (“Cleanliness calls to faith, and faith accompanies its possessor into Paradise.” Al-Tabarānī). p. 79

Extremely weak. Al-Tabarānī recorded it in al-Awsat with an extremely weak chain, from the hadith of Ibn Masūd, but without the words, “and faith…”—as stated in Takhrīj al-Ihyā (1/125). Al-Suyūtī likewise cited it in al-Jāmi al-Kabīr (1/381/1), but said: “Narrated by (Tab) from Ibn Masūd with a weak chain.” This abbreviation, however, refers only to