Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to recite kalma , Qurani ayats, duas when partially naked ( wearing shorts)?

· 2 Rabiʻ I 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 5603English

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Is it permissible to recite kalma , Qurani ayats, duas when partially naked ( wearing shorts)?

Answer

The area between the navel and knee for a male is Satr (to be compulsorily covered).

It is not permissible to have that area open in front of anyone besides the wife. It is, therefore, advisable that the shorts cover the knees. It is permissible but discouraged to recite the Qur'aan and make Dhikr while wearing shorts that expose some part of the above knee.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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