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Doesn't relaxed modesty norms for slave women contradict prophetic warnings?

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There were some answers on this site suggesting slave women were not entitled to modesty norms as free women were and that they should only cover from the navel to the knee. Wouldnt this contradict prophetic warnings against indecent exposure? For instance the prophet pbuh says “There shall be, in the latter part of my nation, women who are dressed but (in fact) naked, on their heads are humps like those of Bukht (one kind of camel), curse them for they are surely cursed.” At-Tabarani related this hadeeth in “Al-Mu’jam As-Sagheer” p.232. Also "The best of your women is the affectionate , the fertile (in productivity), the propitious (favorable), the consultative if they fear Allah. The Most evil of your women are the Mutabar’rijat (those who do Tabarruj), the Mutakhayelat (who strut/swagger), and they are the hypocrite ones. Those who enter Al-Jannah are like the Cough Crow." These relate to women's dress and their wrongness as such. If slave women were to dress as some narrations suggested wouldn't they be violating prophetic commands?
Asked by faiz (9 rep)
Aug 11, 2025, 01:56 AM