Hadith>Articles>Gentleness, Modesty

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان: اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

Translation: Allah in the name of the most Affectionate the Merciful

Du’a for Reading the Book or Islamic Lesson

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson , you will remember whatever you study.

Translation:Ya Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is the most honourable and glorious! (Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Durud Sharif once before and after the Du’a.

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان:اور اگر جب وہ اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کریں تو اے محبوب تمہارے حضور حاضر ہوں اور پھر اللہ سے معافی چاہیں اور رسول ان کی شفاعت فرمائے تو ضرور اللہ کو بہت توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان پائیں۔

                                                                                                      

Translation of Kanzul Iman:And if when they do justice unto their souls, then O beloved! They should come to you and then beg forgiveness of Allah and the messenger should intercede for them then surely, they would find Allah Most Relenting, Merciful (4:64)

Excellence of Durud Shareef

The Noble Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم has stated, ‘Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah عزوجل sends ten mercies upon him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 166, vol. 1)

Gentleness, Modesty & Good Character as Mentioned in Hadith

Hadith 1: ‘Allah ta’aala is Compassionate and compassion is dear to Him, and He awards for compassion, that which he does not award for harshness (i.e. severity).’ [Muslim]

Hadith 2: He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said to A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا ‘Make gentleness (i.e. softness and empathy) necessary and abstain from abusiveness and harshness. Gentleness gives beauty to that which possesses it and that from which it is removed, becomes flawed’. [Muslim]

Hadith 3: ‘He who is deprived of gentleness is deprived of Good’. [Muslim]

Hadith 4: ‘Whosoever received a share of gentleness, has received the share of good for this world and the hereafter, and the one who is deprived from the share of gentleness, has been deprived from the good of the world and the hereafter’. [Sharhus Sunnah]

Hadith 5: ‘Shall I not tell you whom hell-fire is forbidden to touch and upon whom hell-fire is haraam? It is haraam upon a person who brings about easiness, having gentle and lenient (nature).’ [Ahmed, Tirmizi]

Hadith 6: ‘Believers are lenient and gentle, like a camel on a bridle. If it is pulled, it allows itself to be pulled and if it is brought to sit on a rock, then it will remain seated.’ [Tirmizi]

Hadith 7: A person was admonishing his brother because of modesty, saying that he was too shy. Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘Let him be, (in other words, do not admonish him) for modesty is from Imaan’. [Bukhari, Muslim]

Hadith 8: ‘Modesty does not bring forth but good. Modesty is totally good’. [Bukhari]

Hadith 9: These are the words of the past Ambia, which is common amongst the people, ‘If you have no modesty (i.e. shame), then do as you wish’. [Bukhari]

Hadith 10: ‘Modesty is part of Imaan and Imaan is in Jannat, and rudeness is part of hardness of heart, and hardness of heart is in hell’. [Ahmed, Tirmizi]

Hadith 11: ‘Every Deen has an innate character (i.e. natural habit and trait), and the character of Islam is modesty’. [Imam Maalik]

Hadith 12: ‘Imaan and Modesty are both companions. When one is taken away, then the other is taken away as well’. [Baihaqi]

Hadith 13: ‘To be virtuous is to have good character and sin is that which feels distasteful in the heart, and you do not desire that the people should become aware of it’. [Muslim] Here a person whose heart Allah has enlightened, and whose heart is alert and bright is being discussed. Even though it is not something proven to be forbidden through evidence of the Shariat, he still feels this. Now, if there is evidence pointing to it being forbidden, then there will be no consideration to it feeling distasteful.

Hadith 14: ‘The dearest to me amongst you is the one whose character is the best’. [Bukhari]

Hadith 15: ‘The best amongst you are those, who are of good character’. [Bukhari, Muslim]

Hadith 16: ‘The most accomplished in Faith are those who possess good character’. [Abu Dawud]

Hadith 17: ‘Man has not been awarded anything better than good character’. [Baihaqi]

Hadith 18: ‘The heaviest thing which will be kept on the Mizaan (Scale) of the believers, on the Day of Qiyaamat shall be their good character, and Allah does not keep dear a person who is obscene and foul mouthed’. [Tirmizi]

Hadith 19: ‘A Believer attains the excellence of being ‘Qaaim-ul- Lail’[1] and ‘Saaim-un-Nahaar’[2], due to his good character’. [Abu Dawud]

Hadith 20: ‘A believer is one who is tricked[3] and a ‘Faajir’ is deceiving and mean, and one possessing bad character’. [Imam Ahmed, Tirmizi, Abu Dawud]

Hadith 21: ‘Fear Allah wherever you may be and if you commit any wrong, do good thereafter, for it cleanses it, and approach the people with good character’. [Ahmed, Tirmizi, Daarimi]

Hadith 22: ‘The one, who swallows his anger even though he has the ability to resist, will be summoned by Allah before all on the Day of Qiyaamat, and he will be afforded the choice to go with whichever of the maidens of paradise he wishes’. [Tirmizi, Abu Dawud]

Hadith 23: Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘I have been sent so that I may perfect good character’. [Imam Maalik, Ahmed]

---

[1]  ‘Qaaim-ul-Lail’ refers to one who stands in prayer at night.

[2]  ‘Saaim-un-Nahaar’ refers to one who keeps fast in the day.

[3] In other words, a believer is tricked due to his kindness and not because of stupidity.

Ya Allah عزوجل of Mustafa  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! We make sincere Dua that  blesses us all with strength in Imaan and true love for the Holy Prophet  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلمand for all those who follow that which has been taught and commanded by Him. Amin! (Source: Extracted from Bahaar-e-Shariat Volume 16)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭