Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:9481 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ثنا أَبُو هِلَالٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ عَوْرَةٌ وَإِنَّهَا إِذَا خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا اسْتَشْرَفَهَا الشَّيْطَانُ فَتَقُولُ مَا رَآنِي أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أَعْجَبْتُهُ وَأَقْرَبُ مَا تَكُونُ إِلَى اللهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ فِي قَعْرِ بَيْتِهَا
English Translation
Ibn Mas'ud said: 'A woman is 'awrah (private). When she goes out of her house, Shaytan beautifies her, and she says: No one saw me except that he was impressed by me. The closest she is to Allah is when she is in the innermost part of her house.'