Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not uncover your thigh, nor look at the thigh of a living or dead person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man whose thigh was exposed (from his clothing). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Cover your thigh, for the thigh of a man is among the parts that must be concealed.

Sayyiduna Amr bin Shu'aib narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As) (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When your children reach the age of seven, start instructing them to perform prayer, and when they reach the age of ten, discipline them (if they are negligent in prayer), and separate their beds. And when a man marries his slave-girl to his slave or his laborer, he should not look at her (private) parts; (remember that) the limit of 'awrah is from the navel to the knees.

Zar’ah bin Muslim narrates from Sayyiduna Jarhad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Sayyiduna Jarhad (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque, and although he had a sheet over him, his thigh was uncovered. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The thigh is something that should be covered.

With another chain of narration, it is narrated from Abdullah bin Jurhad Aslami that he heard from his father Sayyiduna Jurhad (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The thigh of a Muslim man is ‘awrah (a part that must be covered).

And it is narrated from them with a third chain of transmission: He narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by him while his thigh was uncovered. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Cover it, for it is part of the 'awrah.

Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with him), who is the brother-in-law of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Mu’ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the courtyard of the mosque. He was sitting with his thigh uncovered, having wrapped his cloth around himself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:“O Mu’ammar! Cover your thigh, for the thigh is included in the ‘awrah (part of the body that must be covered).”

And from them, it is narrated with another chain, they say: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we passed by Muammar and his thighs were uncovered. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Muammar! Cover your thighs, for the thighs are also 'awrah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, fought the battle of Khaybar. We performed the morning prayer in darkness near Khaybar. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, mounted (his horse) and Sayyiduna Abu Talhah, may Allah be pleased with him, also mounted, while I was riding behind Abu Talhah. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, made his horse run in the markets of Khaybar, and my knees were touching the thighs of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his lower garment was lifted from his thighs, and I was seeing the whiteness of the thighs of the Prophet of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting with his thigh uncovered. In the meantime, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter, and he (the Prophet) granted him permission while remaining in the same state. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also granted him permission and remained as he was. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission, so the Prophet covered his thigh with a cloth. When all these people had left, I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! When Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) sought permission, you granted them permission and remained in the same state (with your thigh uncovered), but when Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission, you covered your thigh? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Aisha, should I not show modesty before a man whom, by Allah, even the angels show modesty before?