people refrain from evil deeds fearing that they might face public disgrace by committing such acts. However, there are even such immodest people who don’t care about being disgraced in public, they boldly commit every sin, they fail to meet ethical standards, indulge in immoral practices and commit evil deeds without any remorse. Their hands, feet, tongue, eyes, heart and mind are all indulged in sinful activities day and night. Remember! Our body parts are a great blessing of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. We should be thankful to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and feel shy and modest in the manner one should rightfully feel shy from Him by refraining from committing sins with the our body parts.

Feel shy from Allah! What does it mean?

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to his blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم: Feel shy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the manner one should rightfully feel shy from Him. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated that we humbly responded: We do feel shy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and all praises be to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: Not this! Instead, the meaning of ‘feeling shy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the manner one should rightfully feel shy from Him” is that [a person] protects [his] head and all its parts, stomach and all the parts it covers; and remembers death and the decomposition [of the body] that takes place after it. Also, a person who prefers a [better] afterlife turns away from the pleasures and luxuries of this world. Thus, anyone who has acted in this manner, he has felt shy from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the way one should rightfully feel shy from Him. (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 2, pp. 33, Hadees 3671)

Remember! If we continue committing sins our entire life with our hands and feet, if we use our tongues to speak offensive words and our eyes to cast evil glances, then on the Day of Judgement, these body parts will testify against us. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated it in part 18, Ayah 24 of Surah An-Noor:

یَوۡمَ  تَشۡہَدُ عَلَیۡہِمۡ اَلۡسِنَتُہُمۡ وَ اَیۡدِیۡہِمۡ  وَ  اَرۡجُلُہُمۡ  بِمَا  کَانُوۡا یَعۡمَلُوۡنَ  ﴿۲۴﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet will testify against them, regarding what they used to do. (Part 18, Surah An-Noor, Ayah 24)