Is it permissible for two men to share a double bed out of necessity i.e. in a hotel because it is cheaper?

Question: Is it permissible for two men to share a double bed out of necessity i.e. in a hotel because it is cheaper?

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

Yes, this is permitted.

It is not permitted for two men or two women to sleep unclothed under the same sheet, for obvious reasons. [Saffarini, Ghidha’ al-Albab Sharh Mandhumat al-Adaab, 2.352-353]

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said,

“Let no man sleep with another under one sheet, and let no woman sleep with another under one sheet.” [Muslim and Ahmad]

Imam Tumurtashi stated in his Tanwir al-Absar, the most accurate and detailed of primers (mutun) in Hanafi fiqh, (with notes from Ibn Abidin)

“It is not permitted for a man to sleep with another man [A: under one sheet, without a barrier… naked], even if they are on different sides of the bed.” [Radd al-Muhtar `ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar Sharh Tanwir al-Absar, 6.382]

And Allah alone gives success.

Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani

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