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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الأخلاق الحسنة وما يتعلق بهاIssues of Good Character and Related Matters
بَابُ التَّرْغِيْبِ فِي الْحَياءِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرChapter on encouragement to modesty and that it only brings good
Hadith 9231
اُردوEn
عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحَيَاءُ خَيْرٌ كُلُّهُ فَقَالَ بُشَيْرٌ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ مِنْهُ ضَعْفًا وَإِنَّ مِنْهُ عَجْزًا فَقَالَ أَحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَجِيئُنِي بِالْمُعَارِضِ لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ مَا عَرَفْتُكَ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا نُجَيْدٍ إِنَّهُ طَيِّبُ الْهَوَى وَإِنَّهُ وَإِنَّهُ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا بِهِ حَتَّى سَكَنَ وَحَدَّثَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty is entirely goodness and virtue. Busheer said: In some forms of modesty there is weakness and in some there is humility, but he said: I narrate to you from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you present things contrary to the hadiths. From now on, as long as I recognize you, I will not narrate even a single hadith to you. However, people said: He is a man of good nature and he has such and such qualities as well. In any case, people kept counting his attributes until Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) became calm and began narrating hadiths.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Understand well that by “haya” (modesty) is not meant the shyness, hesitation, dignity, or seriousness as defined by contemporary society. In the light of the Shariah, “haya” refers to that aspect of good character which motivates a person to avoid evil words and deeds, and restrains him from neglecting the rights of those who are deserving. In this sense, haya has been declared a branch of faith, because such haya is pure goodness, which protects a person from deceit, fraud, and forgery, and similar wrongful acts. This is why the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Haya is nothing but goodness.”
(Bukhari: 6117, Muslim: 37)
It is thus clear that acting upon the Shariah is called haya; therefore, a Muslim should be the embodiment of haya. He should present himself as a model of modesty in his civilization and culture, customs and traditions, manner of walking and sitting, movement and speech, eating and drinking, socializing, friendship and enmity, happiness and sorrow—in short, in all matters.
Haya is such an important aspect of good character that it was preserved even in the previous divine laws.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Badri radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((The last thing that people have retained from the words of the earliest Prophethood is: “If you do not feel haya, then do as you wish.”)) (Sahihah: 684) … The last thing people received from the words of the first Prophethood is that when you have no haya left, then do whatever you wish.
The haya that is praised in the purified Shariah has been explained by Hafiz Ibn Hajar:
“Wa fi al-shar‘: khuluqun yab‘athu ‘ala ijtinab al-qabih wa yamna‘u min al-taqseer fi haqq dhi al-haqq.” (Fath al-Bari: 1/72) …
In the Shariah, (haya refers to) that trait which motivates one to avoid vile things and restrains one from falling short in fulfilling the rights of those entitled to them.
In this sense, haya is such a great quality that it is the greatest aid for a believer in avoiding evil and immoral acts and in purifying the soul. It encourages the observance of the rights of Allah and His servants, and prevents any kind of negligence or deficiency in them.
In the aforementioned hadith, … “min kalam al-nubuwwah al-ula” means that the importance of Shari‘ haya has been preserved in the laws of all the Prophets and Messengers.
In this blessed hadith, encouragement is given to be modest, meaning that when a person abandons Shari‘ haya, he naturally stands at the threshold where every kind of evil becomes possible. The foundation of Islam rests on this hadith, because it is haya that causes a believer to be ashamed of abandoning obligatory and recommended acts, and of committing forbidden and disliked acts. It is also indicated that a person who, despite having the ability, feels shy before people in doing a good deed or refraining from an evil act, cannot be called modest; rather, he is cowardly and weak in faith, and in the light of the Shariah, he is considered shameless.
(Bukhari: 6117, Muslim: 37)
It is thus clear that acting upon the Shariah is called haya; therefore, a Muslim should be the embodiment of haya. He should present himself as a model of modesty in his civilization and culture, customs and traditions, manner of walking and sitting, movement and speech, eating and drinking, socializing, friendship and enmity, happiness and sorrow—in short, in all matters.
Haya is such an important aspect of good character that it was preserved even in the previous divine laws.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Badri radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((The last thing that people have retained from the words of the earliest Prophethood is: “If you do not feel haya, then do as you wish.”)) (Sahihah: 684) … The last thing people received from the words of the first Prophethood is that when you have no haya left, then do whatever you wish.
The haya that is praised in the purified Shariah has been explained by Hafiz Ibn Hajar:
“Wa fi al-shar‘: khuluqun yab‘athu ‘ala ijtinab al-qabih wa yamna‘u min al-taqseer fi haqq dhi al-haqq.” (Fath al-Bari: 1/72) …
In the Shariah, (haya refers to) that trait which motivates one to avoid vile things and restrains one from falling short in fulfilling the rights of those entitled to them.
In this sense, haya is such a great quality that it is the greatest aid for a believer in avoiding evil and immoral acts and in purifying the soul. It encourages the observance of the rights of Allah and His servants, and prevents any kind of negligence or deficiency in them.
In the aforementioned hadith, … “min kalam al-nubuwwah al-ula” means that the importance of Shari‘ haya has been preserved in the laws of all the Prophets and Messengers.
In this blessed hadith, encouragement is given to be modest, meaning that when a person abandons Shari‘ haya, he naturally stands at the threshold where every kind of evil becomes possible. The foundation of Islam rests on this hadith, because it is haya that causes a believer to be ashamed of abandoning obligatory and recommended acts, and of committing forbidden and disliked acts. It is also indicated that a person who, despite having the ability, feels shy before people in doing a good deed or refraining from an evil act, cannot be called modest; rather, he is cowardly and weak in faith, and in the light of the Shariah, he is considered shameless.
