Islamic Tid Bits 

Islamic Peeping Toms

Page 1 || Page 2

By Ayesha Ahmed

Apostle of God  had  great taste  in women and only selected the ones with good looks and great figure ( later in life, when he had power and choice) . Selection and acquiring of  Zaynab, his first cousin and his adopted son Zaid’s wife emphasizes this  point. Zainab had a beautiful face , but only after seeing her in  the nude and liking what he saw,  he chose to acquire her.

This is what TABARI says in "History of Tabari" Vol 8:

“One day Muhammad went out looking for Zayd. Now there was a covering of hair cloth over the doorway, but the wind had lifted the covering so that the doorway was uncovered. Zaynab was in her chamber, undressed, and admiration for her entered the heart of the Prophet. After that Allah made her unattractive to Zayd.’”

Almighty ordered their union  thru Q 33.37

  His 24 /7  sex life was also known in Madina..

Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 5, Number 268:

 "The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number." I asked Anas, "Had the Prophet the strength for it?" Anas replied, "We used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty (men)."

He also enjoyed taking baths with his young and beautiful wives.

Bukhari, Book 003, Number 0629:

'A'isha reported: I and the Messenger (may peace be upon him) took a bath from the same vessel and our hands alternated into it in the state that we had had sexual intercourse.

Bukhari, Book 003, Number 0630:

'A'isha reported: I and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath from one vessel which was placed between me and him and he would get ahead of me, so that I would say: Spare (some water for) me, spare (some water for) me; and she said that they had had sexual intercourse.

Bukhari, Book 003, Number 0631:

Ibn Abbas said: Maimuna (the wife of the Holy Prophet) reported to me that she and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath from one vessel.

All the above factors   attracted many peeping Toms to his huts. Many enjoyed the views and action  without ever being caught but some did get  caught and got bloody eyes.

Bukhari , Volume 9, Book 83, Number 38a:

Narrated Anas:

A man peeped into one of the dwelling places of the Prophet. The Prophet got up and aimed a sharp-edged arrow head (or wooden stick) at him to poke him stealthily.

Muslim, Book 025, Number 5369:

Anas b. Malik reported that a person peeped in some of the holes (in the doors) of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)..

Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 83, Number 38:

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi:

A man peeped through a hole in the door of Allah's Apostle's house, and at that time, Allah's Apostle had a Midri (an iron comb or bar) with which he was rubbing his head. So when Allah's Apostle saw him, he said (to him), "If I had been sure that you were looking at me (through the door), I would have poked your eye with this (sharp iron bar)  

One such peeping tom, Abu  Ayyub Ansari,  spent the night peeping into the  tent where the57 year old apostle was spending the night with gorgeous 17 year old Safia , acquired earlier  in the day in the  Khaibar raid. However Ayyub was smart and talked his way out when he was caught with his pants  down.  Read on:

According to a muslim wesbite muslimunited.org ( minus the sugar coating)

“Safiyah was captured in the Khaibar raid and was claimed by the apostle as his share of booty.. She was then seventeen. She was groomed and made-up for the Prophet by Umm Sulaim, the mother of Anas ibn Malik. They spent the night there. In the  early dawn, the Prophet suspected some movement near the tent ( during the night he was too involved to notice ) . He went out to enquire  ( lucky for Ayyub that apostle was on the road and  did not have a sharp edged arrow handy) and saw Abu Ayyub (apparently Abu Ayyub did not get a captured woman in that raid). He asked him what he was doing near his tent.He replied: "I was afraid for you with this young lady. You had killed her father, her husband and many of her relatives, and till recently she was an unbeliever. I was really afraid for you on her account and was guarding you". The Prophet (either bought the lie or felt pity for the horny man who had put his life on line in the raid  yet was without a captured woman and spent the night drooling)  prayed for Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Ibn Hisham, p. 766)

 Apostle was so sick and tired of the horny men trying to violate his privacy that  finally he made the law that eyes  of peeping Toms can be put out.

Muslim,Book 025, Number 5370:

Abu Huraira reported having heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: He who peeped into the house of people without their consent, it is permissible for them to put out.

Well prophets huts had the best looking women and most action in Madina. You cannot blame the peeping Toms.  

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

Allah had given the apostle  libido of 30 men (as mentioned in one hadith above).He had so much energy that  he did  not leave them alone even  during their periods..  

Bukhari,Volume 1, Book 6, Number 299:

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad:

(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses), he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." 'Aisha added, "None of you could control his sexual desires as the Prophet could." 

Bukhar, iVolume 1, Book 6, Number 300:

Narrated Maimuna:

When ever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle any of his wives during the periods (menses), he used to ask her to wear an Izar. 

Page 1 || Page 2