Hadith | Importance of Haya (Modesty)

Hadith | Importance of Haya (Modesty)

عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ، عُقْبَةُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ، إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَافْعَلْ مَا شِئْتَ

Narrated Abu Masud `Uqba: The Prophet ﷺ said: “One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have got is: ‘If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like.’”

سیدنا ابو مسعود عقبہ بن عمرو انصاری بدری سے روایت ہے، رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: سابقہ نبوت کے کلام میں سے لوگوں نے جو باتیں پائی ہیں، ان میں سے ایک یہ بھی ہے کہ جب تو حیا چھوڑ دے تو جو دل چاہے کر۔

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book of Prophets, Hadith: 3483]
Chapter: The tale of the Cave
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 “Hayaa: Modesty, Shyness and Honour Together”

Hayaa is modesty, shyness, self-respect, shame, bashfulness – all these aspects of hayaa are directly connected with our day to day activities. Hayaa keeps a Muslim from behaving in a bad, evil or shameful manner.

Spiritual Hayaa: Modesty before Allah – To feel ashamed to do anything that displeases Him.

Social Hayaa: Modesty before people – To avoid immoral or disrespectful behaviours like obscenity and bad behaviour.

Personal Hayaa: Modesty with oneself – To avoid all shameful acts, especially when no one is around, like undressing oneself.

 Hayaa is something that is not in every person. Write a brief example of someone that you know or have seen that does not show hayaa.

Today we come across people who are dressed but still they are naked. People who work in films and advertising industry wearing see-through dresses, indulging in shameful chitchat with people especially opposite gender arouse sexual passions of the public and the viewers.

Hayaa is a natural urge that keeps people away from shame and indecency. However, due to bad friendship and societal influence, a person’s hayaa is lost. But hayaa can be easily attained as a result of learning about this virtue and observing others practising it. For example: A boy or a girl may refuse to go to the beach with swimsuits or wear revealing clothes, although he or she used to do that before.