Being Bashful of Allaah The Almighty

A person who is bashful of people seeing him commit an evil act,
should be more bashful of Allaah The Almighty. Consequently, he should
neither neglect an obligation nor commit a sin as he knows that Allaah
The Almighty sees him and that He will inevitably call him to
reckoning on the Day of Resurrection. Therefore, he feels bashfulness
of his Lord.
It was narrated on the authority of Ibn Mas'ood that the Messenger of
Allaah, , once said to his Companions : "Show due reverence to
Allaah." They (the Companions ) said, "We show (Allaah The Almighty)
due reverence, O Messenger of Allaah." He said: "It is not that (which
you think). Rather, a person who shows Allaah due reverence should
preserve his head (i.e., bynot using it to commit any act of
disobedience) as well as what it includes (i.e., the eyes, ears and
mouth) and preserve his belly (i.e., from eating unlawful food) and
what it includes and should constantly remember death and perishing.
Whoever pursues (the reward of) the Hereafter should abandon the
pleasures of this worldly life. Whoever does so hasshown due reverence
to Allaah." [Ahmad]
"His head as well as what it includes" means that the head and its
external and internal senses should be used only in permissible
things.
It was narrated on the authority of Mu'aawiyah ibn Haydah that he
said, I said, "O Messenger of Allaah from whom should we conceal our
'Awrah (private parts) and to whom can we expose it?" He replied:
"Conceal your 'Awrah except from your wife and from whom your right
hands possess (slave-girls)." I then asked, "O Messenger of Allaah,
(what should we do) if the people are assembled together?" He replied:
"If you can do so in a way that no one looks at it ('Awrah), then no
one should look at it ."I then asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, if one
of us is alone, (what should he do)?" He replied : "Allaah is more
entitled than people that bashfulness should be shown to Him." [Ahmad]
Bilaal ibn Sa'd said, "Do not look at the smallness of the sin, but
look at the greatness of the one you are sinning against."
Once, when a man was alone with a woman and he wanted to have unlawful
sexual intercourse with her, she said to him, "Look if thereis anyone
who can see us?" He replied, "Only the stars see us." She asked, "
Then where is The One who created them?
In Madaarij As-Saalikeen , Ibn Al-Qayyim divided bashfulness into ten
parts: bashfulness out of committing wrongdoings, bashfulness out of
being negligent, bashfulness out of exaltation, bashfulness out of
generosity, bashfulness out of chastity, bashfulness out of belittling
and disdaining oneself, bashfulness out of love, bashfulness out of
worship, bashfulness out of honor and glory, and bashfulness of the
person who is bashful of his own self.
Ibn Al-Qayyim elaborated on this and here I will mention them briefly:
1- Bashfulness out of committing wrongdoings:
An example for this, Aadam (Adam) tried to flee in Paradise.
Thereupon, Allaah The Almighty said to him: "Areyou fleeing from Me, O
Aadam?" He replied: "No, my Lord. I am fleeing out of bashfulness of
You."
Another example is bashfulness of the prophets, may Allaah exalt their
mention, on the Day of Resurrection although they have no faults to
discredit their high and sublime ranks.
2- Bashfulness out of being inelegant:
An example of this is bashfulness of the angels,may Allaah exalt their
mention, who exalt Allaah The Almighty nightand day and do not
slacken. On the Day of Resurrection, however, they will say (to
Allaah), "Glory be to You. We did not worship You as You are due." ---
3- Bashfulness out of exaltation:
This aspect of bashfulnessoccurs due to knowledge. The degree of one's
bashfulness is according to the degree of his knowledgeable of his
Lord. For example, it was narrated that 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas used to say,
"By Allaah, I was the most bashful of people with the Messenger of
Allaah . I never gazed at the Messenger of Allaah nor argued with him
on a matter I desired until he died, as I was bashful of him." [Ahmad]
4- Bashfulness out of generosity:
The Prophet, , was bashful of the guests whom he invited to the
wedding banquet of Zaynab . They ate and then sat for a long time. The
Prophet, , was bashful to tell them to leave. Thereupon, Allaah The
Exalted revealed the verse in which He Says (what means): }
…withoutseeking to remain for conversation. { [Quran 33:53]
5- Bashfulness out of chastity:
For example, ' Ali ibn Abi Taalib was too bashfulto ask the Messenger
of Allaah, , about pre-ejaculatory fluid as he was his son-in-law. It
was narrated on his authority that he said, "I used to discharge
pre-ejaculatory fluid frequently. I told Al-Miqdaad ibn ' Amr to ask
the Prophet and he did. The Prophet replied: "You should perform
ablution."
The wording of another narration reads: "I used to discharge
pre-ejaculatory fluid frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet
I told a man to ask himabout it. So the man asked the Prophet about it
and the Prophet replied, "Perform ablution after washing your organ
(penis)." [Al-Bukhaari]
6- Bashfulness out of belittling and disdaining oneself:
An example of this is the bashfulness of the slave of Allaah The
Almighty in front of his Lord when heasks Him for his needs out of
belittling and disdaining himself. It is mentioned in an Israelite
reported citation that Moosa (Moses) said: "OLord, I find myself in
need of something in thisworld but I feel bashful to ask you." Allaah
The Almighty Says: "Ask Me…..even (if it were for) salt for your dough
and the fodder for your sheep."
7- Bashfulness out of love:
It is bashfulness of the lover in front of his beloved. Even when he
remembers the absence of his beloved, bashfulness arises in his heart
and he finds its impact on his face while he does not know the reason
behind this. Also, when the lover suddenly meets his beloved, he feels
intense fear. Undoubtedly, love has a powerful sovereignty over the
heart, which is greater than that overcoming the body. Sovereignty
over the heart and soul is incomparable to sovereignty over the body.
Therefore, kings and tyrants wonder [at this], because they overcome
creatures but are overcome and humiliated by their beloved. When the
beloved surprises his lover and the latter suddenly sees him, the
lover's heart experiences his sovereignty and feels [a kind of ] fear
andawe.
8- Bashfulness out of servitude:
This aspect of bashfulnesscombines both love and fear and feeling that
one does not properly fulfill the concept of servitude towards his
Lord The Almighty for He is greaterand more sublime than that
servitude. Therefore,this servitude inevitably necessitates
bashfulness of Him.
9- Bashfulness out of honor and glory:
It is the great and noble soul's bashfulness when it accords something
less than its true value, such as offering, giving or kindness. In
such a case, one is bashful of his offering due to his honorand glory.
10- Bashfulness of the person who is bashful of his own self:
It is bashfulness of the noble, dignified and honorable souls to be
imperfect and inferior. Consequently, one finds himself bashful of
himselfas if he has two selves, each of them is bashful ofthe other.
This is the mostperfect degree of bashfulness. When a slave is bashful
of himself, then bashfulness of others is worthier. - - ▓███▓
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