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Sunan Ibn Majah 4185 — Modesty Adorns Every Matter
Modesty, shyness
Hadith About Modesty and Obscenity: Haya Beautifies What It Touches
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4185
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4185
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَا كَانَ الْفُحْشُ فِي شَىْءٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ شَانَهُ وَلاَ كَانَ الْحَيَاءُ فِي شَىْءٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ " .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is never any obscenity in a thing, but it mars it, and there is never any modesty in a thing, but it adorns it.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4185In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 86English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4185
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4185
This hadith about modesty and obscenity uses simple words that are easy to remember. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says that whenever obscenity is found in something, it mars it, and whenever modesty is found in something, it adorns it. The key search phrase is modesty adorns hadith. The Hadith does not limit the lesson to speech only, although obscenity often appears in words. It gives a wider rule: foulness damages, while haya brings beauty. This can apply to conduct, tone, and the way a person deals with others, as long as we stay within the Hadith’s wording. It teaches that modesty makes a matter better, calmer, and more pleasing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Obscenity mars whatever it enters.
- Modesty adorns whatever it enters.
- A believer should avoid foul behavior and indecent words.
- Haya brings beauty to conduct and interaction.
