Modesty at Home
Question
My wife walks around at home in summer sleepwear when there are no children present. Is this permitted?
Answer
Greetings and blessings
Modesty is not only in relation to other people, but also before the Holy One, blessed be He. And it applies both to a man and to a woman.
Therefore, the normally covered parts of the body must be covered even when a person is alone at home.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, siman 2, se’ifim 1–2
Se’if 1
One should not put on his tunic while sitting (Tur); rather, he should take his tunic and insert his head and arms into it while he is still lying down, so that when he gets up he is covered.
Se’if 2
He should not say: “Here I am in my innermost chambers; who sees me?” for the Holy One, blessed be He, “מְלֹא כָל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ” — “the whole earth is full of His glory” (Yeshayahu 6:3).
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