Book Name:Sharm-o-Haya Social Media Ka Ghalat Istimal
9. Whatever I listen I will act upon it and later on convey it to others. In this way, I will be privileged to propagate the call towards righteousness.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic sisters! Islam gives a lot of importance to modesty. Highlighting the importance of modesty, the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who preached modesty, has stated: ‘اَلْاِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَّسَبْعُونَ شُعْبَةً، وَالْحَيَاءُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الْاِيمَانِ’ i.e. Iman [faith] has more than seventy (70) branches, and modesty is one of the branches of Iman. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab-ul-Iman, pp. 45, Hadees 35)
Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه writes: ‘True (essence of) modesty does not lie in the fact of only apparently performing virtuous deeds and acknowledging modesty only verbally; rather, modesty means to safeguard your apparent and non-apparent organs from sins. Therefore, one shall refrain from bowing his head down in prostration to anyone else except Allah Almighty; one shall purify his mind from ostentation [showing-off] and arrogance; one shall safeguard his tongue, eyes and ears from saying, seeing and listening to impermissible things. This would be the protection of the head. One shall protect his stomach from Haraam food, his private parts from fornication and his heart from evil desires. This would be the protection of the stomach. The truth of the matter is that these blessings can be attained by the bestowment of Allah Almighty and the gracious sight of the Beloved Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 440; summarised)
Remember! Modesty is such a trait that stops a person from evil deeds. The Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘اِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحْیِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ’ i.e. if you do not possess modesty, then do whatever you like. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, chap. 56, pp. 470, Hadees 3484)