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2458. 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd narrated that the Messenger of
Allāh ﷻ said: "Have Hayā' for Allāh as is His due." [He said:] We said: "O Prophet of Allāh! We have Hayā', and all praise is due to Allāh." He said: "Not that, but having the Hayā' for Allāh which He is due is to protect the head and what it contains, and to protect the insides and what it includes, and to remember death and the trial, and whoever intends the Hereafter, he leaves the adornments of the world. So whoever does that, then he has indeed fulfilled Hayā', meaning the Hayā' which Allāh is due." (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb, we only know of it through this route, as a narration of Abān bin Ishāq, from Aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ bin Muḥammad.
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A sense of shyness or modesty is a natural human trait that plays an important part in building a person's character. It is modesty that prevents him from indulging in acts that are lewd and evil. Only those who can guard their minds against evil thoughts, protect their bellies from unlawful food and drink, and are mindful of what conditions await them in their graves after death could truly have shyness. And only those people can have real modesty who put no value on the ostentations and luxuries of the world, and reject the temptations of this world in favor of a happier life in the Hereafter.
