He uncovered his ‘awrah in front of his sons to teach them how to shave the pubic hair!

 

I have a question that I would like to ask you. A father uncovered his reproductive organ and explained to his sons after they reached puberty how they should shave the pubic hair, and said that doing that is mustahabb in Islam. Is this correct? Or is what this father did haraam?.

Praise be to Allaah.

What the father did of uncovering his ‘awrah in front of
his sons is haraam, because it is obligatory to cover the ‘awrah, except
in the presence of his wife. It is also haraam to look at the ‘awrah of
another person. It is not permissible to do any of these things except in
the case of extreme necessity, such as medical treatment. Teaching one’s
sons how to shave the pubic hair is not regarded as a need or necessity
which makes it permissible to uncover the ‘awrah, because it is
permissible to teach them by describing and speaking, without uncovering
anything; it is also possible to tell them how to remove the hair by other
methods. 

The saheeh texts clearly indicate that it is haraam for a man
to look at the ‘awrah of another man, and for a woman to look at the ‘awrah
of another woman. The scholars are unanimously agreed on this prohibition. 

It was narrated that Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (may Allah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: “No man should look at the ‘awrah of another man, and no
woman should look at the ‘awrah of another woman.”

Narrated by Muslim (338). 

Al-Tirmidhi (2794), Abu Dawood (4017) and Ibn Maajah (1920)
narrated from Bahz ibn Hakeem, from his father, that his grandfather said: I
said, O Messenger of Allaah, with regard to our ‘awrah, what may we uncover
of it and what must we conceal? He said: “Cover your ‘awrah except from your
wife and those whom your right hand possesses (i.e., concubines).” I said, O
Messenger of Allaah, what if the people live close together? He said, “If
you can make sure that no one sees it, then do not let anyone see it.” I
said, O Messenger of Allaah, what if one of us is alone? He said, “Allaah is
more deserving that you should feel shy before Him than people.” 

This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi. 

Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh
Muslim: The words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him), “No man should look at the ‘awrah of another man, and no woman should
look at the ‘awrah of another woman”, indicate that it is haraam for a man
to look at the ‘awrah of another man, and for a woman to look at the ‘awrah
of another woman. There is no difference of (scholarly) opinion concerning
this matter. The same prohibition applies to a man looking at the ‘awrah of
a woman, and a woman looking at the ‘awrah of a man, according to scholarly
consensus. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned
a man’s looking at the ‘awrah of another man and a woman’s looking at the
‘awrah of another woman, which implies that a man’s looking at the ‘awrah of
a woman is even more forbidden. This prohibition applies with regard to
people other than husbands or masters. In the case of spouses, each may look
at the entire ‘awrah of the other. End quote. 

This father has to repent to Allah, may He be exalted, regret
what he has done, and resolve never to do it again. He should raise his
children to be modest and to have a good attitude; he should refrain from
these abhorrent actions which are indicative of a lack of modesty. 

And Allaah knows best.