O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, what is allowed to show of our awrah, and what is not allowed to show?
Cover your awrah from everyone other than your spouse.
What if I am alone?
There is more right upon Allah that you be shy of Him.
Muawiyah ibn Haydah RA, a one-time delegate from Yemen who saw the Prophet ﷺ only this once in his life, asked him what of the awrah is permitted to show and what is not, producing the single explicit hadith on the subject. The Prophet ﷺ told him to cover his awrah from everyone but his spouse. When Muawiyah RA asked what to do if alone, the Prophet ﷺ replied that Allah has more right that one be shy of Him.
Other events recorded in 9 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, what is allowed to show of our awrah, and what is not allowed to show?
Cover your awrah from everyone other than your spouse.
What if I am alone?
There is more right upon Allah that you be shy of Him.