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Modesty Of Our Pious Predecessors
him to incur the displeasure of Allah Almighty, and Satan’s influence will remain on his heart and mind at all times. Such a person remains overwhelmed by a strange restlessness and carnal desires, falling into further harmful sins in order to satisfy his carnal-self.
Let us listen to some more accounts regarding the modesty of our pious predecessors رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن and how they would protect their gazes.
It is narrated that Sayyiduna Aswad bin Kulthum رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was a very modest and righteous young man. Whilst walking, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would always keep his gaze lowered, such that he would be unaware of who was passing by him. At that time, the walls of homes were not very high. Once, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was walking by some houses when he heard a woman say to some women, “Quickly enter your homes; a young man is coming.” Hearing this, the women replied, “But this is Sayyiduna Aswad bin Kulthum رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه ; he never lifts his gaze from the ground. So, how will he look at a non-mahram woman?”[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Sayyiduna Majma’ رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once looked up and his gaze happened to fall upon a woman who was on a rooftop. He lowered his gaze at once and vowed to never look up again.[2]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers, modesty is a beautiful quality. It is unfortunate that new ways of committing sins today have caused this quality to disappear. Shame and modesty are being neglected today. Through the
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- Excellence of sending salat upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Modesty of our Pious Predecessors
- The modesty of Sayyiduna Uthman رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ
- The modesty of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Indeed, I have been granted two Paradises
- What is the mission of Satan?
- The modesty of Sayyidatuna Fatima رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا
- The modesty of Umm Khallaad رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا
- I will never look up again
- The pleasure of Allah Almighty is more beloved than my eyes
- Encouragement for pious deed number 22
- Useless and immodest speech
- Appearing in the form of a dog
- Introduction to the booklet, “Ba Haya Naujawan”
- The meaning of having modesty before Allah Almighty
- Allah Almighty is watching
- A way of protecting the eyes
- Virtues of modesty and admonitions regarding immodesty
- Imamat Course Department
- Study the lives of the pious predecessors
- Adopt good company
- Ponder upon the harms of immodesty
- Etiquettes of making du’a
