Hadith 125: Ways of Doing Good

Riyâd-us-Sâliheen

Chapter 13: 

Numerous ways of doing good

Hadith 125

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Imân has over seventy branches, the uppermost of which is the declaration: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allâh’; and the least of which is the removal of harmful object from the road, and modesty is a branch of Imân.”

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

1. This Hadîth tells us that from the standpoint if practice, Faith has several stages. It also tells that Faith and practise are inseparable. 
2. It also makes evident the importance and excellence of bashfulness because it induces a person to good deeds and deters him from evils.