37/24. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2458 — True Haya Before Allah
Explaining What is Implied By Having Haya for Allah As He is Due
Hadith About True Haya Before Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2458
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2458
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اسْتَحْيُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ الْحَيَاءِ " . قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَسْتَحْيِي وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ . قَالَ " لَيْسَ ذَاكَ وَلَكِنَّ الاِسْتِحْيَاءَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ الْحَيَاءِ أَنْ تَحْفَظَ الرَّأْسَ وَمَا وَعَى وَتَحْفَظَ الْبَطْنَ وَمَا حَوَى وَتَتَذَكَّرَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْبِلَى وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الآخِرَةَ تَرَكَ زِينَةَ الدُّنْيَا فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدِ اسْتَحْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ الْحَيَاءِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبَانَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Have Haya' For Allah As Is His Due." [He Said:] We Said: "O Prophet Of Allah! We Have Haya', And All Praise Is Due To Allah." He Said: "Not That, But Having The Haya' For Allah Which He Is Due Is To Protect The Head And What It Contains And To Protect The Insides And What It Includes, And To Remember Death And The Trial, And Whoever Intends The Hereafter, He Leaves The Adornments Of The World. So Whoever Does That, Then He Has Indeed Fulfilled Haya', Meaning The Haya' Which Allah Is Due."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2458In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2458
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2458
This hadith about haya explains that modesty before Allah is more than a feeling. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told the people to have haya for Allah as He is due. When they said they had haya, he clarified the meaning. True haya is to protect the head and what it contains, protect the insides and what they include, remember death and decay, and leave the adornments of the world for the one who wants the Hereafter. The wording ties modesty to what a person thinks, consumes, desires, and remembers. It is a full way of living with awareness of Allah, not only shyness in front of people.
What we learn from this hadith
- True haya before Allah is shown through guarding oneself.
- The hadith links haya with remembering death and decay.
- Wanting the Hereafter affects how a person treats worldly adornment.
- Modesty is not only outer behavior; it also includes inner care.
