English translation
58. It was narrated from Sâlim that his father said: "The Prophet ﷺ heard a man urging his brother to be modest. He said: 'Indeed, modesty is a branch of faith.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 58
Regarding Faith(المعجم ٩) - بابٌ: في الإيمان
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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 58 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 22
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Source no. 58 · Volume 1 · Page 130
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٥١٣ و ٧٤٣)
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Arabic text
58 - حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يَعِظُ أَخَاهُ فِي الْحَيَاءِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ الْحَيَاءَ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ»
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Commentary
Modesty (Haya) means that state of morality in man which makes him avoid things improper and unseemly, but does not fall short in giving the rightful person his due. Modesty is a special characteristic of a man. It is, therefore, necessary for man to avoid all actions and things that propel him to acts of immodesty. The Hadith affirms once again that faith has many branches which may increase or decrease. So does Imân, i.e., it also increases and decreases. While speaking on the subject of modesty, the man referred to in the Hadith was trying to suggest to his brother that excessive use of modesty was not good, but the Prophet ﷺ corrected him.