بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Allah loves haya'. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Surely Allah (is One who) has haya' and is the Protector. He loves haya' and people who cover each others faults. (Bukhari)
Hijab is so important for women to establish haya' in themselves and live the lives of true believers. Why are so many women not in hijab?
The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "I have a sense of honor (a part of haya). Only a person with a darkened heart is deprived of honor."
Sometimes the situation becomes a such that people will have done wrongs and sins for such a long period of time that they will not able to differentiate between right and wrong. The person's exceeding indulgence in indecency results in the loss of wisdom and the ability to see good deeds from bad deeds.
During the time of our beloved Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassallam) the husbands could not even imagine their wives leaving the houses unveiled let alone going out and beautify themselves for other men to get "free looks."
Narrated by Al-Mughira: Sa'd bin 'Ubada said, "I will not hesitate killing my wife with a sword if I see her with another man" This news reached Allah's Apostle who then said, "You people are astonished at Sa'd's Ghira (self-respect, honor). By Allah, I have more Ghira than he, and Allah has more Ghira than me, and because of Allah's Ghira, He has made unlawful shameful deeds and sins done in open and in secret. And there is none who likes that the people should repent to Him and beg His pardon than Allah, and for this reason He sent the warners and the givers of good news. And there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does, and for this reason, Allah promised to grant Paradise (to the doers of good)." 'Abdul Malik said, "No person has more Ghira than Allah." (Bukhari)
Haya' itself is a greatness of Islam. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every way of life has a innate character. The character of Islam is haya'." Or "Every Deen has an innate character. The character of Islam is modesty (haya')." (Abu Dawood)
Haya' only brings good and nothing else. Our beloved Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Haya does not bring anything except good." (Bukhari)
Haya' is a very clear indication of our Iman. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, had mentioned to the Ansar who was condemning his brother about being shy: "Leave him, for haya' is (a part) of Faith." (Bukhari)
Haya' leads us to paradise. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, told us: "Haya' comes from Iman; Iman leads to Paradise. Obscenity comes from antipathy; and antipathy leads to the fire." (Bukhari)
A pious person once said, "When someone has haya' in him, he will live a life of Islam. If he does not have haya' in him, he is living a life that is spiritually dead."
The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Haya' and trustworthiness will be the first to go from this world; therefore keep asking Allah for them." (Baihaqi)
O Allah grant us haya' and trustworthiness. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
Recommended read: Correct Hijab
JZK!
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