🏡 Rights & responsibilities · #21
May husband and wife see each other's ʿawrah?
Yes; there is no ʿawrah between husband and wife, and looking at the whole of one's spouse's body is lawful.
The Prophet ﷺ said: guard your ʿawrah except from your wife or those your right hand possesses. Aishah r.a. also narrated that she bathed with the Prophet ﷺ from a single vessel. Even so, modesty and decency are still encouraged, and the couple should respect each other's comfort. The limit is not exposing one's ʿawrah or intimate matters to others, including through photos or videos. See Etiquette between husband and wife.
The Prophet ﷺ said: guard your ʿawrah except from your wife or those your right hand possesses. Aishah r.a. also narrated that she bathed with the Prophet ﷺ from a single vessel. Even so, modesty and decency are still encouraged, and the couple should respect each other's comfort. The limit is not exposing one's ʿawrah or intimate matters to others, including through photos or videos. See Etiquette between husband and wife.
Difference of madhhab. Some Shafi'i scholars consider it disliked (makruh) to look at a spouse's private parts, based on a weak narration; the majority do not forbid it.
Sources
Sunan Abu Dawud 4017 (hasan)Sahih al-Bukhari 250; narrated by Muslim (Aishah bathing with the Prophet ﷺ)