Modesty, By Guarding One’s Eyes Against Lust
A Muslim should avoid looking at occasions of sin, such as at an improperly dressed woman, because such a sight tends to arise one’s desire and might lead to committing a sin. Allah, the Almighty, has said: Tell the believing men to lower their gaze. [Qur’an 24:30]
The Prophet (s) said: You should guard your sight and protect your dignity, or Allah will cover your face with humiliation. [Tabrani]
1.3.3. Wisdom By Guarding one’s Tongue Against Abuse
One should avoid unkind words, useless talk, slander, and detraction. Imam Nawawi said: ”You should know that one should not talk except to say something beneficial. When one is undecided whether to speak or keep quiet, according to the sunnah it is better to keep quiet, since the allowable saying will probably lead to the unlawful or doubtful.” Many ahadith of the Prophet (s) state that the tongue could lead to disaster and calamity. Some of these are given below.
The abuse of their tongues causes them to be thrown into the fire on their faces; the believer does not like to accuse, curse, and use foul language. [Tirmidhi]
Anybody who speaks a lot will have a lot of mistakes,and those who commit a lot of mistakes will have a lot of sins, and those who have a lot of sins will be in the Hellfire. [Baihaiqi]
Modesty
A Muslim must always be modest, but this should not prevent a Muslim from telling the truth. Modesty prevents one from meddling in other people’s affairs and from raising one’s voice. Modesty produces infaq (the tendency to give rather than take in life) and contentment with what one has achieved after putting forth one’s best effort. The Prophet (s) said:
Faith (iman) consists of more than sixty or seventy branches, the greatest of these is the kalimah, ”there is no god but Allah- and the lowest is removing an obstacle from the way; modesty is one of the branches. [Bukhari and Muslim]
A truly modest person would always avoid evil and be careful regarding the rights of other people.
