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Sahih Muslim 36a

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) heard a man censuring his brother regarding modesty. Upon this the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: Modesty is part of Iman (faith).

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ

سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلاً يَعِظُ أَخَاهُ فِي الْحَيَاءِ فَقَالَ: «الْحَيَاءُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) heard a man censuring his brother regarding modesty. Upon this the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: Modesty is part of Iman (faith).

۔ نضر کہتے ہیں کہ ابن عون سے شہر ( بن حوشب ) کی حدیث کے بارے میں سوال کیا گیا ، ( اس وقت ) وہ ( اپنی ) دہلیز پر کھڑے تھے ، وہ کہنے لگے : انہوں ( محدثین ) نے یقینا شہر کو مطعون ٹھہرایا ہے ، انہوں نے شہر کو مطعون ٹھہرایا ہے ۔ امام مسلم ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے کہا : لوگوں کی زبانوں نے انہیں نشانہ بنایا ، ان کے بارے میں باتیں کیں ۔

Sahih Muslim 36a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 61. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man advising his brother to refrain from excessive modesty, and he clarified to him that modesty is part of faith and brings nothing but good. Modesty is a noble manner that prompts one to do what is good and refrain from detestable things.

What it teaches

  • What prevents one from doing good is not called modesty; rather, it is shyness, helplessness, weakness, and cowardice.
  • Modesty towards Allah Almighty is to carry out His commands and shun His prohibitions.
  • Modesty towards people means respecting and treating them in the way they deserve and avoiding things usually regarded as reprehensible.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Amr an-NaqidWith, Fourth generation, died 232 AH
  4. 4Zuhayr ibn HarbWith, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  5. 5Sufyan ibn UyaynahTold us, Third generation, died 197 AH
  6. 6Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  7. 7Salim ibn Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Successor, died 105 AH
  8. 8Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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