36/27. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4054 — Loss of Modesty, Honesty, and Mercy
The disappearance of honesty
Loss of Modesty Hadith: How Honesty and Mercy Fade
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4054
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4054
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ، عَنْ أَبِي شَجَرَةَ، كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُهْلِكَ عَبْدًا نَزَعَ مِنْهُ الْحَيَاءَ فَإِذَا نَزَعَ مِنْهُ الْحَيَاءَ لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ مَقِيتًا مُمَقَّتًا فَإِذَا لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ مَقِيتًا مُمَقَّتًا نُزِعَتْ مِنْهُ الأَمَانَةُ فَإِذَا نُزِعَتْ مِنْهُ الأَمَانَةُ لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ خَائِنًا مُخَوَّنًا فَإِذَا لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ خَائِنًا مُخَوَّنًا نُزِعَتْ مِنْهُ الرَّحْمَةُ فَإِذَا نُزِعَتْ مِنْهُ الرَّحْمَةُ لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ رَجِيمًا مُلَعَّنًا فَإِذَا لَمْ تَلْقَهُ إِلاَّ رَجِيمًا مُلَعَّنًا نُزِعَتْ مِنْهُ رِبْقَةُ الإِسْلاَمِ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When Allah wants to destroy a person, He takes away modesty from him, you will only see him with the wrath of Allah upon him, and he will be hated by people. When you only see him with the wrath of Allah upon him, and hated by people, then honesty will be taken away from him, and when honesty is taken away from him, you will only see him as a traitor who is called such by others. When you only see him as a traitor who is called such by others, then mercy will be taken away from him, and when mercy is taken away from him, you will only see him as rejected and accursed, and when you only see him as rejected and accursed, then the bond of Islam will be taken away from him.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4054In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 129English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4054
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4054
This Hadith about modesty describes a chain of spiritual and moral loss. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when Allah wants to destroy a person, modesty is taken away from him. Then he becomes hated. After that, honesty is taken away, and he becomes known as a traitor. Then mercy is taken away, and he becomes rejected and accursed. Finally, the bond of Islam is taken away from him. The core topic is Modesty. The Hadith presents modesty, honesty, and mercy as connected qualities. It does not speak about small mistakes in isolation. It describes a serious downward path when these qualities are stripped away.
What we learn from this hadith
- Modesty is shown as a key quality in a person.
- The Hadith connects loss of modesty with loss of honesty.
- Loss of mercy is mentioned as part of a serious decline.
- The bond of Islam being taken away is described at the end of this path.
