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Taking a bath by a man and woman from one vessel after Janabah

 Aisha narrated: I and the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam used to take bath from one vessel which was placed between me and him and he would get ahead of me, so that I would say: ´´Spare (som water for) me, spare (some water for)me,´´ and she said that they had been in Janabah state.

Covering private parts, a man should not be seen naked

 Jabir bin ´Abdullah narrated: While the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam was carrying stones (alone) with the people of Makkah for (the building of) the Ka´bah wearing his lzar (lower garment), his uncle Al-´Abbas said to him, ´´O my nephew! (It would be better) if you undo your lzar and put it over your shoulders underneath the stones.´´ So he undid his lzar and put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and since then he had never been seen naked.

Prohibition of looking at private parts of a man or woman

 Abu Sa´id Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Let not a man see the private parts of another man, nor a woman should see the private parts of another woman; and man should not lie with another man under one covering, nor a woman should lie with another woman under one covering.´´

To take a bath alone (naked) in privacy

 Abu Hurairah narrated from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam a number of Ahadith. Of which one is that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The Children of Israel used to take bath naked (all together), and they looked at the private parts of one another. Musa however, took a bath alone (in privacy). They said: ´By Allah, nothing prevents Musa to take a bath alon with us, except that he has large testicles.´´ He once went for a bath and placed his clothes on a stone and the stone moved away with his clothes. Musa followed it saying: ´O stone, my clothes; O stone, my clothes,´ until the Children of Israel had the chance to see the private parts of Musa, and said: ´By Allah, Moses does not suffer my ailment.´ The stone then stopped, until Musa was seen by then. He then took hold of his clothes and kept beating the stone. Abu Hurairah said: ´´By Allah, there are six or seven marks of strokes on the stone resulted from the beating Musa gave it.´´...

Using a garment as a curtain while taking a bath

 Umm Hani bint Abu Talib narrated: It was the year of the Conquest (of Makkah) that she went to the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam and he was staying at a higher part of Makkah. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam got up for his bath. Fatimah was screeing him. He then put on his garments and wrapped himself with that and then performed eight Rak´ah of the Forenoon prayer.

Quanity of water for taking bath after janabah

 Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman reporeted: I along with the foster brother of Aisha went to her and he asked about the bath of the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam because of Janabah. She called for a vessel equal to one sa´´ and she took a bath, and there was a curtain between us and her. She poured water on her head thrice, and (Abu Salamah) said: ´´The wives of the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam used to collect hair on their heads and these lopped up to ears (and did not go beyond that).´´