Modesty

20 Dhul Hijjah 144527 June 2024

Lack of Modesty Inevitably Leads to a Dead Heart

QuestionWhat is the reference for this statement of Sayyiduna 'Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu)? 'Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Whoever has little modesty, has little piety, and whoever has little piety, his heart dies."

16 Rabi'ul Akhir 144411 November 2022

Covering up When Engaging in Intimacy

QuestionIt is necessary that the partners cover themselves during coitus for Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Do not become naked like wild asses"

28 Jumadal Akhirah 14431 February 2022

Iman Has Over Sixty or Seventy Branches

QuestionIs the translation of this Hadith correct? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the lowest of which is the removal of what is harmful from…

15 Rabi'ul Akhir 144113 December 2019

Composure of a Sahabiyyah at the Time of Calamity

QuestionPlease comment on the authenticity of this narration: The son of Ummu Khallad (radiyallahu 'anhuma) was martyred. When she heard about it she came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to enquire about his position and reward. Despite being afflicted by the great tragedy of losing her son, her face…

25 Rajab 143911 April 2018

Fatimah bintu Nasr ibn Al ‘Attar Al Baghdadiyyah

QuestionThere is a narration about the modesty of a pious woman who had such haya, that she never left her house except on three occasions (Her birth, when she got married and her janazah) I am unsure about her name, if it was Fatimah Al Baghdadiyyah or another person What…

2 Rajab 143919 March 2018

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Advice to a Woman to Dress Modestly

QuestionWhat is the translation of the following Hadith? عن ابن أسامة بن زيد، أن أباه أسامة، قال كساني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبطية كثيفة كانت مما أهداها دحية الكلبي، فكسوتها امرأتي، فقال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما لك لم تلبس القبطية؟ قلت: يا رسول الله،…

29 Rabi'ul Awwal 143918 December 2017

The Four Characteristics of the Ambiya

QuestionIs the following a Hadith? "There are four characteristic of the Messengers; Modesty, using 'itr [fragrance], using the Miswak, and marriage"

8 Shawwal 14383 July 2017

An Amazing Incident of Possessiveness and Self Honour

QuestionCould you mention the source of this incident? On one occasion a lady made a claim of five hundred gold coins against her husband in the court of Judge Musa ibn Ishaq, which the husband denied. The wife's lawyer proved the claim by producing witnesses. However one of the witnesses…

29 Jumadal Ula 14379 March 2016

Modesty; Islam’s Distinct Feature

QuestionWhat is the reference for the narration which states the distinguishing characteristic of Islam is modesty?