Modesty Is the Honor of Mankind

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “إِن لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ”. He ﷺ says, “If you are not shy, then do whatever you want.”

Without haya’ (modesty), a person can do anything. Modesty is from īmān. Modesty is adab. Not everything is free. Everything has its limits and boundaries.

If everyone lives as they please – Of course, there is no unlimited freedom. Unlimited freedom would then infringe upon other’s freedom. Then, chaos would ensue.

The laws of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla are the best for humanity. There are many laws made by mankind that suit their own ego and shayṭān. Laws have been enacted that command and protect indecency and rudeness.

This is practiced in Western countries. They make people do what they want, and prohibit what they want. They often prohibit what is good. If you try to do good, or say something, they condemn you.

That’s what happens when there’s no modesty. Modesty is the honor of humanity. Modesty is what distinguishes humans from animals.

Even some animals do special things. They have behaviors that make them like humans. They respect their siblings, mothers, and fathers, and so on. They don’t harm them.

Now, people are worse than animals. They have made all kinds of indecency and deeds permissible. After that, they torment those who are modest. They dislike them. Modesty is the honor of mankind. It is what makes a person human.

May Allāh ﷻ not deprive people of modesty. When they embrace Islām, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, since all kinds of beauty are in Islām, mankind reaches the highest levels in this world and the hereafter.

The level of īmān is the highest. It is the highest attribute. It is the favor of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Who has it attains every good thing.

May Allāh ﷻ grant them all īmān and guide people, in shā’a Llāh.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

30 September 2025/ 8 Rabih Al- Akhir 1447

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