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Mar 2025
44m 56s

Ḥayāʾ: More Than Just Modesty in Islam

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Ḥayāʾ (healthy shame) is without doubt from among the foundational moral qualities, so much so that the Prophet ﷺ deemed it the very hallmark of Islam by saying, “Every religion has its signature character trait, and the signature character trait of Islam is ḥayāʾ.”

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