Abu Sa'id said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, had more modesty than a virgin in her tent. When he disliked something,
that could be seen in his face."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Faith consists of sixty (or seventy) branches.
The best of them is 'There is no god but Allah.' The lowest of them is
to remove harmful things from the road. Modesty is also a branch of faith."
Sa'id ibn al-'As reported that 'Uthman and 'A'isha told him that
Abu Bakr asked for permission to come in to the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was lying of 'A'isha's bed,
wearing 'A'isha's woollen shirt. He gave Abu Bakr permission to enter while
he was like that. he gave him what he needed and then Abu Bakr left. Then
'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked for permission to come in and
he gave him permission to come in while he was like that. He gave him what
he needed and then 'Umar left. 'Uthman said, "Then I asked for permission
to come in and he sat up and told 'A'isha, 'Take your garment.' I told
him what I needed and then I left.' 'A'isha asked, 'Messenger of Allah,
why did I see that you did not do for Abu Bakr and 'Umar what you did for
'Uthman?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said, ''Uthman is a modest man and I feared that if I gave him permission
to come in while I was in that state he would not tell me what he needed.'"
Narrated Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Part of what people have learned from the words
of prophethood is the statement:
'If you do not feel ashamed, do whatever
you like."
