Where was your Hayaa (modesty) O sisters?! …those who were running after some “dude” only because he got famous on youtube; or those who prayed standing next to men; or those who do not mind intermingling with men in social gathering; or those who do not mind being surrounded by men during protest. And where is your Ghairah (protective jealousy) O brothers?! ...those who are the least bothered by what their female household members (mother/sister/wife/daughter) are doing?! Allaah تعالى mentions about one of the two sisters whom Moosaa عليه السلام had helped: ﴿فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى اسْتِحْيَآءٍ﴾ {Then there came to him (Moosaa عليه السلام) one of them (the sisters), walking shyly} [Surah al-Qasas (28): 25] Imaam Ibn Katheer رحمه الله says in his Tafseer: {Then there came to him (Moosaa عليه السلام) one of them (the sisters), walking shyly} meaning: she was walking like a free woman, as it was narrated from the Commander of the Believers, `Umar Ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه: “She was covering herself with the folds of her garment.” Ibn Abee Haatim recorded that `Amr bin Maymoon said: `Umar رضي الله عنه said: “She came walking shyly, putting her garment over her face. She was not one of those audacious women who come and go as they please.” This chain of narrators is Saheeh. --end of quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer. ++++++++++ Narrated Asmaa’ bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنهما: When al-Zubair رضي الله عنه married me, he had no real property or any slave or anything else except a camel which drew water from the well, and his horse. I used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water and sew the bucket for drawing it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So our Ansari neighbors used to bake bread for me, and they were honorable ladies. I used to carry the date stones on my head from Zubair’s land given to him by Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and this land was two third Farsakh (about two miles) from my house. One day, while I was coming with the date stones on my head, I met Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم along with some Ansaaree people. He called me and then, (directing his camel to kneel down) said, Ikh! Ikh! so as to make me ride behind him (on his camel). I felt shy to travel with the men and remembered al-Zubair and his sense of Ghairah, as he was one of those people who had the greatest sense of Ghairah. Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to al-Zubair and said: “I met Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم while I was carrying a load of date stones on my head, and he had some companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I might ride, but I felt shy in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghairah. On that al-Zubair said: “By Allaah, your carrying the date stones (and you being seen by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in such a state) is more shameful to me than your riding with him.” (I continued serving in this way) till Abu Bakr sent me a servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set me free. [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5224) and Saheeh Muslim (5417)]
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