312. al-Mustadrak ‘alā al-Sahihain, narrating from Muhammad ibn Bayād who said: “I was taken to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) when I was ten years old and I had some torn clothing on my body and some of my private parts were seen. He (s.a.w.) said: “Cover his nakedness because seeing the child’s private parts is forbidden as it is with regard to an adult .”1
313. Imām al-Bāqir said: “‘Ali ibn al-Husain [al-Sajjād] (a.s.) would say when delivery time of a woman approached: “Send out the women who are in the room. A woman must not be the first one to look at the newborn’s private parts.”23
C) Limits concerning kissing a boy and a girl:
314. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “When a girl becomes six years old do not kiss her, and when a boy completes seven years of age he should not kiss women.”4
315. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “When a free girl turns six years old, it is recommended that you do not kiss her.”5
316. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, narrating from ‘Ali ibn ‘Aqabah, from one of the Shi‘ah who said: “Abu al-Hasan [al-Kāzim] (a.s.) was with Muhammad ibn Ibrāhim who was the governor of Mecca and the husband of Fātimah, the daughter of Abu ‘Abdullah al-Sādiq (a.s.). Muhammad ibn Ibrāhim had a daughter who used to be given beautiful clothing to wear and she would come close to men and they would hug her. When she got to Abu al-Hasan [al-Kāzim], he stopped her with his hands stretched out and said: “When a girl turns six it is not permissible for a stranger [non-mahram] to kiss and embrace her.”6
1.. al-Mustadrak ‘alā al-Sahihain, vol. ۳, p. ۲۸۸, h. ۵۱۱۹. al-Isābah, vol. ۶, p. ۲۵, h.۷۸۱۵.
2.. This traditions means that the first one who looks at the private parts of the newborn should not be a woman, because usually the first thing women do is look at the private part to see whether the baby is a boy or a girl, but it is recommended that first one to look at the newborn is a man, and he must look at places other than the private parts. (al-Wāfi, vol. ۲۳, p. ۱۳۱۵).
3.. Kitāb Man lā Yahdarhu al-Faqih, vol. ۳, p. ۵۶۰, h. ۴۹۲۵. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۱۷, h. ۱. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۳۶, h. ۱۷۳۷. All narrating from Jābir.
4.. Makārim al-Akhlāq, vol. ۱, p. ۴۷۹, h. ۱۶۵۹. Kitāb Man lā Yahdarhu al-Faqih, vol. ۳, p. ۴۳۷, h. ۴۵۱۰, from Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.).
5.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۵, p. ۵۳۳, h. ۲. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۸۱, h. ۱۹۲۹. Both narrating from Zurārah. Mishkāt al-Anwār, p. ۳۵۳, h. ۱۱۴۳, without ‘free’.
6.. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۶۱, h. ۱۸۴۶. Wasā'il al-Shi‘ah, vol. ۱۴, p. ۱۷۰, h. ۶.
