Among the statements which the people still use and originally they were said by the Prophets a long time before me: If what you intend to do does not constitute a reason to be shy from Allah and the people, then do whatever you want, or else do not do it

Arabic-English Text By Jun 05, 2018

From the route of Abu Mas^ud ^Uqbah bin ^Amr Al-Ansariyy Al-Badriyy, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <<Among the statements which the people still use and originally they were said by the Prophets a long time before me: If what you intend to do does not constitute a reason to be shy from Allah and the people, then do whatever you want, or else do not do it.>> Narrated by al-Bukhari.

The meaning could also be: <<If you are not shy from Allah to commit sins, then do whatever you want and face the consequences.>>

عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الأَنْصَارِيِّ  الْبَدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : ((إنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى إذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ)) رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ.