Performing Ghusl Naked in a Bathroom

Question

What is [the ruling on] bathing with a naked body in a bathroom or in such a concealed place where no one’s gaze can fall? Is it permissible or not? A certain religious scholar here says that bathing naked, even in a bathroom, is makruh tahrimi. Is his statement correct according to the Shari‘a or not? Kindly write the answer clearly, with references to reliable books.

Answer

In such a screened place where no one’s gaze falls, it is valid to perform ghusl even naked; it is not makruh tahrimi. [ar]آداب الاغتسال هي آداب الوضوء، إلا أنه لا يستقبل القبلة حال اغتساله لأنه تكون غالبًا مع كشف العورة، ويستحب أن يغتسل بمكان لا يراه فيه أحد لا يحل له النظر لعورته، لاحتمال ظهورها في حال الغسل أو لبس الثياب[/ar] “The etiquettes of ghusl are the etiquettes of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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