2. 681. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of
Allah (PBUH) passed by a man of the Ansar who was admonishing his
brother regarding shyness. Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Leave him
alone, for modesty is a part of Iman.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: The Ansari, who was being lectured by his brother, was
indeed an embodiment of modesty and unpretentiousness. Such a man
is never sharp in worldly affairs because modesty restrains him from
following wrong ways. For this reason, modesty has been called a part
of the faith. This is an inborn quality, that is, some people are
unassertive by birth. Yet, if they are gradually guided and directed
towards virtues, their unassumingness further increases. And in Islam it
is counted a virtue.
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3. 682.`Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Shyness does not bring anything except
good.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In a narration of Muslim: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "All of shyness is
good.''
Commentary: This Hadith enlightens us on the excellence of modesty,
which serves the good purpose of preventing man from the disobedience
of Allah and from immoral and evil pursuits. Evidently, it has a salutary
impact on society. Besides, it keeps man free from sins, and,
consequently, he will stand blameless with Allah. From this standpoint,
modesty is certainly a thorough good.
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4. 683.Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of
Allah (PBUH) said, "Iman has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The
uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: `La ilaha illallah' (there is
no true god except Allah) while the least of them is the removal of harmful
object from the road. And shyness is a branch of Iman.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: This Hadith has already occurred in a previous chapter, see
commentary on Hadith No. 125. Here it has been repeated with reference
to the degrees of Faith. Modesty, too, is a part of Faith, rather one of its
most important ingredients, because it plays an effective role in the
training and sublimation of human psyche.
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5. 684. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was even shier than a virgin behind
her veil. When he saw something which he disliked, we could perceive it on
his face.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: Though this Hadith particularly refers to the character
of Messenger of Allah (PBUH), it also reveals the fact that modesty is a
peculiar quality of woman. An unmarried woman, above all else, is
considered to be the embodiment of bashfulness. Islamic countries have
witnessed many curses of western civilization and the worst is the one
which has robbed away the modesty of woman because it is the last
protective shield of Islamic civilization which the enemy is consistently
sweeping off. May Allah grant Muslims the insight to avert this
wickedness!
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![681. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of
Allah (PBUH) passed by a man of the Ansar who was admonishing his
brother regarding shyness. Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Leave him
alone, for modesty is a part of Iman.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: The Ansari, who was being lectured by his brother, was
indeed an embodiment of modesty and unpretentiousness. Such a man
is never sharp in worldly affairs because modesty restrains him from
following wrong ways. For this reason, modesty has been called a part
of the faith. This is an inborn quality, that is, some people are
unassertive by birth. Yet, if they are gradually guided and directed
towards virtues, their unassumingness further increases. And in Islam it
is counted a virtue.
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