Modesty and shyness play a special part between the affairs\nof the Creator and the created. All prophets and Messengers encouraged\nmodesty, as the Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery religion has its distinct\ncharacteristic, and the distinct characteristic of Islam is modesty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modesty as a sense of shame or shyness in human beings is a\nshrinking of the soul from foul conduct, a quality that prevents one from\nbehaving badly towards others or encouraging others to behave badly towards\nyou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islamic ethics considers modesty as more than just a\nquestion of how a person dresses, and more than just modesty in front of\npeople; rather it is reflected in a Muslim\u2019s speech, dress, and conduct, both\nin public when in regards to people, and in private in regards to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet SAWS has attributed modesty to faith itself.\nThis is explained in the following hadith which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet (\ufdfa) said, “Iman\nhas over seventy branches – or over sixty branches – the uppermost of which is\nthe declaration: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’; and the least\nof which is the removal of harmful object from the road, and modesty is a\nbranch of Iman.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strong person who believes feels shy in front of God and\nHis creation, since God knows and sees everything. He feels shy to\ndisobey his Lord and feels shame if he sins or acts inappropriately, whether in\nprivate or public. This type of modesty is acquired and is directly\nrelated to one\u2019s faith, where one\u2019s awareness of God increases one\u2019s \u201cshyness\u201d\nin front of Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam referenced the following hadith which is translated\nto say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet (\ufdfa) said, ‘One of the\nsayings of the early Prophets which the people have got is: If you don’t feel\nashamed (from Haya’: pious shyness from committing religeous indiscretions) do\nwhatever you like.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so, the way to develop modesty is to think about whether\nyou would do the deed they are contemplating in front of their parents. A\nperson with a shred of shame in their heart will not commit any lewd act in\nfront of their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the question then ought to be: Is Allah SWT not much\nworthier that such acts not be done in His sight? Therefore, Islam\nconsiders that the modesty of a believer in front of God must be greater than\nin front of people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, the key to modesty is knowing that God is\naware of what you do and shying away from that which He forbids. Having\nGod consciousness will be the foundation of modesty and so lets not get\ndistracted from dunya and use today\u2019s reminder to connect with Allah SWT by\nbeing aware of His presence around us at all times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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