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Ramadan Day 13- Hadeeth #3

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “Every religion has a distinct characteristic, and the distinct characteristic of Islam is modesty.” 



The beauty of this hadeeth gave me chills. 


Think of a time when you were walking through the hallways of your school with a scarf on your head, a time when you had to excuse yourself from your group of friends so you can go pray, or even a time when you couldn't eat the Halloween candy at school as a kid because you were fasting.

Those are characteristics of Islam. Some are more obvious than others because just from looking at you, others know that you are Muslim. 

You may have thanked God for helping you with a difficult test. You may have stayed at home prom night because you couldn't wear the revealing prom dresses and didn't want to be at the dance showing off your body. The simple motion of putting a prayer skirt on before praying is a sign of modesty. Lowering your gaze in public instead of checking people out is a sign of modesty. And most of all, standing in the middle of a large crowd of people in shorts and tank tops the middle of a midsummer heatstroke with a headscarf on your head, long pants and a long shirt on are the biggest signs of modesty. 

Don't these all tell people we are Muslim?

And what's wrong with that? I'd rather be known for being modest than for anything else. 

Islam is beautiful. 

-Wishful Dreamer

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