Preserve the head and what it retains...

Preserve the head and what it retains, and the belly and what it contains, and remember the grave and the decay, and he remembers that there is a return for him in the Hereafter’’. [4] الدُّرَّةُ الْبَاهِرَةُ، قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع‏ خَفِ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِقُدْرَتِهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ اسْتَحْيِ مِنْهُ لِقُرْبِهِ مِنْكَ.

(The book) ‘Al Durr Al Bahira’ – ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘Fear Allah -azwj the Exalted for His -azwj Power upon you, and be embarrassed from Him -azwj for His -azwj nearness from you’’. [5] وَ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ ع‏ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَّقِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ لَمْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ. And Abu Muhammad Al-Askari -asws said: ‘One who does not fear faces of the people, will not fear people’’.

[6] نهج، نهج البلاغة قَالَ ع‏ قُرِنَتِ الْهَيْبَةُ بِالْخَيْبَةِ وَ الْحَيَاءُ بِالْحِرْمَانِ وَ الْفُرْصَةُ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ فَانْتَهِزُوا فُرَصَ الْخَيْرِ. (The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ – ‘He -asws said: ‘The awe has been paired with the disappointment, and the modesty with the (self) deprivation, and the opportunity passes by like the passing cloud, therefore utilise the opportunity for the good’’. [7] وَ قَالَ ع‏ مَنْ كَسَاهُ الْحَيَاءُ ثَوْبَهُ لَمْ يَرَ النَّاسُ عَيْبَهُ‏.

And he -asws said: ‘Whoever clothes with modesty as his clothing, the people will not see his faults’’. [8] Modesty is from Eman (faith) and is good all of it: ن، عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ عَنْ فُرَاتٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبُخَارِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْهَرَوِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ الرِّضَا صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏ الْحَيَاءُ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ‏.

[9] مص، مصباح الشريعة قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ الْحَيَاءُ نُورٌ جَوْهَرُهُ صَدْرُ الْإِيمَانِ وَ تَفْسِيرُهُ التَّذْوِيبُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يُنْكِرُهُ التَّوْحِيدُ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةُ (The book) ‘Misbah Al Sharia’ – ‘Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘The modesty is a Noor (light) it’s essence becomes the Eman, and it’s interpretation is the dissolution at all things denying the Tawheed and the recognition.