Hadith 4181

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ , عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ , عَنْ أَنَسٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ لِكُلِّ دِينٍ خُلُقًا , وَخُلُقُ الْإِسْلَامِ الْحَيَاءُ " .
´It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Every religion has its distinct characteristic, and the distinct characteristic of Islam is modesty.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الزهد / 4181
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, معاوية بن يحيى الصدفي : ضعيف (تقدم:842) وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 1537 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 1484 ) ( حسن ) » ( سند میں معاویہ بن یحییٰ صدفی ضعیف ہیں ، لیکن شواہد کی وجہ سے حدیث حسن ہے ، ملاحظہ ہو ، سلسلة الاحادیث الصحیحة ، للالبانی : 940 )
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

The mentioned narration has been declared weak by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have, based on supporting evidence, graded it as hasan (good).
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has discussed this in detail, from which it becomes clear that the mentioned narration and the narration to come reach the level of hasan due to other supporting evidences. Furthermore, Imam Ibn Abd al-Barr rahimahullah has also graded them as hasan.
For further details, see: (al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 409)


Modesty (haya) protects from many moral evils; therefore, it holds special importance in Islam.


In order to preserve modesty (haya), rulings have been given regarding veiling (purdah) and seeking permission before entering someone’s house.


In Islamic law (Shari‘ah), such rulings have been given that make marriage and married life easy, and obstacles have been placed in the way of divorce.
The purpose of this is also to preserve chastity and purity.


For this purpose, a severe punishment has been prescribed for adultery (zina), and likewise, a dreadful punishment has been prescribed for falsely accusing someone of adultery.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4181