mentioned the definition of modesty, its types, the rulings of modesty, the definition of a Dayyoos and a Faasiq, the method of rectifying women and the modesty of the limbs. Maktaba-tul-Madinah has published another booklet in Tazkira-e-Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Qist 7, entitled ‘Paykar-e-Sharm-o-Haya’; in this booklet, some accounts from the blessed life of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ serve as great guidance for us. Therefore, purchase both of these booklets from the stall of Maktaba-tul-Madinah today, and present it to others as a gift also. Both of these booklets can be read, downloaded and printed from the website of Dawat-e-Islami (www.dawateislami.net) also.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! There are various groups among people in terms of modesty; some from among them are those righteous slaves of Allah Almighty who refrain from immodesty and sins out of His fear, and there are others who avoid evil actions in front of people due to the fear of being dishonoured and embarrassed. But there are some who have no regard for being dishonoured and such people commit every type of sin shamelessly; they cross the limits of morality and enter the domain of evil character, and they feel no shame in committing acts that are far from being moral. Night and day, their hands, feet, tongues, eyes, heart and mind remain busy in sins. Remember! These sound limbs of ours are a great blessing of Allah Almighty; we should be grateful to Allah Almighty and fulfil our right of modesty before Him by saving our limbs from committing sins.

The meaning of being modest before Allah Almighty

Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to the Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم, ‘Observe modesty before Allah Almighty as it deserves to be observed.’ Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Mas’oodرَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ  said: We asked, ‘We have modesty before Allah Almighty, and all praises belong to Allah Almighty.’ He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Not this, rather, the meaning of observing modesty duly before Allah Almighty is that you protect your head and all the parts it contains, and the stomach and all the parts it