[26] أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ...

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Ibn Fazzal, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws having said: ‘A Momin is (mostly) silent to be safe (from others), and speaks to benefit (others). He neither discusses his entrustments of the friends nor does he conceal his testimony from the remote ones, nor does he do anything from the goodness for showing-off, nor does he neglect the bashfulness.

If he pays Zak ā t he fears from what (the people) might be saying, and he seeks Forgiveness of Allah -azwj for the ones who are not knowing (to him). The words of the ignorant one do not tempt him (to retaliate), and he fears the ‘counting’ of what he does’. [27] عن الصادق عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه و اله و سلم: رَحِم الله عَبداً استحيى مِن رَبّه، حقُّ الحياء حِفظ الرأس وما حوى، والبَطن وما وَعى، وذِكر القَبر والبلى، وذكر أنّ له في الآخرة مُعاداً.

Imam Sadiq -asws quoted on the authority of Rasool Allah -saww : “May Allah -azwj Bless a servant who is shy before his Lord -azwj . Real shyness is covering up the head, watching out what you eat, remembering the grave and affliction and remembering that there is a return to the Hereafter for us.

[28] ” قال الصادق عليه السلام : الحياء عشرة أجزاء ؛ تسعة في النساء وواحد في الرجال ، فإذا حاضت الجارية ذهب جزء من حيائها ، واذا تزوّجت ذهب جزءٌ ، وإذا افترعت ذهب جزءٌ ، وإذا ولدت ضهب جزءٌ ، وبقي لها خمسة أجزاء ، فإن فجرت ذهب حياؤها كلّه ، وإن عفّت بقي لها خمسة أجزاء . Imam Sadiq -asws said: “There are ten parts in shame. Nine parts are in women, and one in men. A girl will lose one part of her shame when she starts to have her periods, and loses another part when she gets married.

She loses another part when she sleeps with her husband, and loses another part when she delivers a child. She will be left with five parts.