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Modesty, Shyness

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 4183 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1400

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4183. It was narrated from ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amr, Abu Mas’ud, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Among the words that people learned from the earlier Prophets are: ‘If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.’” (Sahih)

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4183 - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ الْأُولَى: إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ "

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The importance of modesty, shyness and shame was also highly regarded in the Shari’ah of previous Prophets. Shame and shyness is an important characteristic that protects one from evils; if one lacks shame then any bad act could be expected from him.