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The Meaning of the Hadith: If You Have No Shame, Do Whatever You Want

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Question:
The questioner asks about the hadith of Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One of the things people have learned from the words of the earliest prophecies is, “If you don’t feel any shame, do whatever you like.”إن مما أدرك الناس من كلام النبوة الأولى إذا لم تستح فاصنع ما شئت
Bulugh al-Maram 16:89
It was narrated by al-Bukhari.

Answer:
Yes, this hadith is authentic, and it has two meanings. "If you do not feel shy, do whatever you wish," and this meaning is a condemnation; it means that the one who has no modesty will do whatever he wishes of bad and ugly things if he has no modesty. This includes the virtue of modesty; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Modesty (Al-Haya') is a branch of Faith.الحياء شعبة من الإيمان
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5006Sahih (Darussalam)
. The second meaning is: "If you do not feel shy," meaning if there is no blame or censure in the matter you want to do, then do it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (205) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-05-07] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:53)

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