Authenticity Of Hadith About Hazrat Fatima (R.A) And Parda
The principle is that when there occurs a hardship in following the commands and injunctions of Deen, God made it easy. This is stated as: يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship (2: 185) we find that servants are exempted from seeking permission every time they visit their masters, except for the time of privacy, in the following verse: “O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods], for they continually circulate among you – some of you, among others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise. (24:58) Hazrat Fatima has great sense of chastity and modesty. what she was wearing was enough, but still she felt uncomfortable. she wanted to cover her feet too, which was not necessary. So the prophet comforted her by saying that she needed not to be that particular in front of her father and slave, as slaves too have some exemptions and relaxation in such matters. they are not like strangers.
It is a wrong approach to extract principles from incidents, rather incidents are to be understood in the light of principles prescribed in the Deen. What she does is her choice, while the Quran says that when men and women face each other they should Lowe their gaze guard their private parts and if women have adorned themselves they should cover their adornment except for what is usually left bare. This exception includes face hand feet etc as they stay bare. Mind, that these bare body parts are adorned and allowed to be exposed to men.
السلام علیکم First of all, we don’t take something as serious as religion from narrations of individuals after God has revealed His message perspicuously and it has reached us completely. Think about it. Do you think the messenger of God left the message of God to be conveyed by rumours? Now, about this report. I don’t know whether this ever happened or not but one can raise some questions. For example, was أنس the slave of Fatima رضى الله عنها? Because if the only people there were the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the slave, only the slave can narrate this later on. Or is this أنس بن مالك? How did he came to know about this incident? Even if this event occured, it doesn’t prove anything. We should understand that if the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wanted to set a specific dress (as in what should be covered and what can remain bare), he would have done it publicly and it would’ve reached us through تواتر. Nothing like that can be found. By this report, one can only assume that Fatima رضى الله عنها was picky about her feet and head both being covered. I’ll try to make my point of view clear through an example. We hold that men can bare their chest in front of others (and that is probably how at least some of the 7th century Arabs dressed). Even if one doesn’t hold that opinion, he will probably allow baring one’s chest to his mother or father. But I may not be comfortable with that and maybe when I’ve taken my shirt off and one of my parents enters the room, I will try to put my shirt back on. Now, if, in this scenario, you are present and you say, “Don’t worry, it is only your (parent),” can I take it to mean that, in your opinion, baring my chest in front of others is wrong? ایک بندہ اہتمام کر رہا ہے اور اہتمام نہیں ہو رہا تو آپ بس کہتے ہو کہ یار، کچھ نہیں ہوتا صرف اپنے ہی تو ہیں۔ ان کے سامنے کیا اہتمام۔ اس۔کا یہ مطلب نہیں کہ باقیوں کہ سامنے لازمی ہے۔ بس تسلی دینا اور غالباً روکنا مقصد ہے۔ میرے خیال سے اس وجہ سے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ملنے آئیں ہیں اور فاطمہ رضی اللہ عنہا اس اہتمام میں پڑ گئی ہیں۔ ذرا سوچیے، یہ ہم میں سے ہر کوئی کہے گا کہ میں ملنے آیا ہوں آپ اہتمام میں پڑ گئے ہیں، اس کی ضرورت نہیں۔ آکر میرے پاس بیٹھیے۔