601 - الحَياءُ المَذمومُ‏

601. REPREHENSIBLE MODESTY

1818.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الحياءُ حياءانِ : حياءُ عَقْلٍ وحياءُ حُمْقٍ ، فحَياءُ العَقلِ العِلْمُ ، وحَياءُ الحُمْقِ الجَهْلُ .¹

1818.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are two types of modesty, modesty springing from the intellect, and a sense of shame arising from foolishness. As for the modesty of the intellect, it is knowledge, and as for the shame from foolishness, it is ignorance.' ²

1819.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: قُرِنَ الحياءُ بالحِرْمانِ.³

1819.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Shame has been associated with deprivation.' ⁴

1820.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحياءُ يَمْنَعُ الرِّزْقَ .⁵

1820.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Shame prevents sustenance.' ⁶

1821.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ اسْتَحيى‏ مِن قَولِ الحَقِّ فهُو أحمَقُ .⁷

1821.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One who is ashamed of speaking the truth is a fool.' ⁸

600 - الحَياءُ وَالإيمانُ‏

600. MODESTY AND FAITH

1816.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ لِكُلِّ دِينٍ خُلُقاً ، وإنّ خُلُقَ الإسلامِ الحياءُ .¹

1816.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily every religion has a natural disposition and the natural disposition of Islam is modesty.' ²

1817.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا إيمانَ لِمَن لا حياءَ لَهُ .³

1817.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no faith for the one who has no modesty.' ⁴