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

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Question:
I move on to another questioner, 'Abd al-Qadir Muhammad, who says and asks about the meaning of the hadith
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.”قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن مما أدرك الناس من كلام النبوة الأولى إذا لم تستح فاصنع ما شئت
Bulugh al-Maram 16:89
And he asks, may Allah bless you, about the meaning of that.

Answer:
Yes, the hadith comes out with two meanings.
If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like.إذا لم تستحي فاصنع ما شئت
Sahih al-Bukhari 3484
The first is from the category of condemnation, that modesty prevents one from doing what is not fitting. So if a person does not have modesty, he does not refrain from what is not fitting. The second meaning is: if you do not feel modesty, meaning if there is nothing in this matter you are seeking that affects a person in his religion or his creed, then he does what he wishes, provided there is no harm to his creed or his faith. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (186) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-30] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:13)

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