Sun 18 Aug 2019
Hadith 20:
- On the authority of Abu Masood Uqbah bin ’Amr al-Ansaree al-Badree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Verily, from what was learnt by the people from the speech of the earliest prophecy is: If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.” [Al-Bukhari]
Part 1 (Recap): The Explanation of the wording of this Hadith
- The wording of this hadith can be explained in two ways, either as a Threat/Prohibition or as a command
- See image below
Part 2: Two types of Shyness
- Shame or shyness if of two types:
- 1. Shyness and Shame which is innate within you, you were born with it
- Integrity, manliness, respect
- Example
- 2. Shyness and Shame which is acquired and earned
- Having knowledge and Awareness of Allah, how He is well acquainted with what you do and nothing is hidden from Him
- This represents the highest part of Eemaan
- 1. Shyness and Shame which is innate within you, you were born with it
- How can shyness in front of Allah be produced?
- Having knowledge and awareness of Allah and being affected by this
- Thinking about the blessings of Allah, this has two parts
Part 3: Summary of benefits
- 1. The characteristic of having shyness and shame is a noble characteristic which has been mentioned by previous Prophets
- 2. An encouragement of having shyness and shame
- 3. A lack of shame and shyness causes a person to carry out all types of evil acts