Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (572) | Modesty is from God
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A summary of the concepts held by the people of the Sunnah.
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Modesty before Allah.
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Modesty before people is a praiseworthy Islamic character trait.
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Modesty before Allah is an action of the heart.
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It is cultivated in the heart by reflecting deeply upon many of Allah’s most beautiful names and sublime attributes.
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Such as the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing.
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The All-Knowing and the Magnificent.
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The Most Generous and the Most Loving.
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The Compassionate and the Bestower of Bounties.
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When the remembrance and contemplation of these names prevail in the heart,
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a sense of modesty surges forth from it.
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Consequently, one becomes too modest for Allah to witness any of their limbs engaging in what He dislikes,
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or for their heart to harbor any belief that He dislikes.
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Thus, they purify their heart and limbs from every act of disobedience.
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The best explanation of true modesty before Allah
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is the statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
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"Show modesty before Allah with true modesty."
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They said, "O Prophet of Allah,
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we do show modesty, and praise be to Allah."
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He replied, "That is not it.
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Rather, showing modesty before Allah with true modesty
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means to guard the head and what it contains,
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to guard the stomach and what it gathers,
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and to remember death and the decay of the body.
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Whoever desires the Hereafter leaves behind the adornments of this world.
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Whoever does that
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has shown modesty before Allah with true modesty."
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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and classified as hasan by al-Albani.
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Among the sayings of the salaf regarding modesty before Allah:
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"Fear Allah in proportion to His power over you,
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and show modesty before Allah in proportion to His nearness to you."
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Al-Aswad ibn Yazid was overcome with distress at the time of his death.
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When he was questioned about this, he said,
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"Why should I not be distressed?
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Who has more right to be so than I?
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By Allah, even if I were brought forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,
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I would still be consumed by modesty before Him for what I have done."
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For if a man has a minor offense between him and another person,
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and that person forgives him,
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he remains feeling modest before him.
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A summary of the concepts held by the people of the Sunnah.