Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from learning to swim in a safe, reliable, and modest place, using the hadith "It is not permissible for a woman to uncover her 'awrah except in her home or her husband's home" as a pretext?
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Going to a swimming pool is permissible, provided several conditions are met: covering the 'awrah (intimate parts), not mixing with men, ensuring the modesty of other women present, the safety of the place from men's view, and the husband's permission. As for the , "Any woman who removes her clothes in other than her husband's house has torn the veil between her and Allah," it applies to unsafe places. Jurists have permitted women to enter private bathhouses with their respective regulations.
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