It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that someone said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do you not have a sense of honor (ghayrah)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "By Allah! Indeed, I have a sense of honor, and Allah is more possessive of honor than I am. And it is due to His sense of honor that He has forbidden indecent acts and immoralities."
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / القسم الخامس: مسائل الترهيب من الكبائر وسائر المعاصي / 9660
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح أخرجه بنحوه مسلم: 1498 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 8321 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8304»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The demand of Allah Ta'ala's ghayrah (protective jealousy) is that we abstain from those matters which He has forbidden, and act upon the obligatory (fara'id) and recommended (mustahabbat) deeds.