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adab:597Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of what people have learned from the words of prophethood is the statement:

'If you do not feel ashamed, do whatever you like."  

الأدب المفرد:٥٩٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةُ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسَ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ  

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bukhari:3483Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Zuhayr > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Abū Masʿūd ʿUqbah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have got, is. 'If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."  

البخاري:٣٤٨٣حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةُ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَافْعَلْ مَا شِئْتَ  

bukhari:3484Ādam > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Abū Masʿūd

The Prophet ﷺ said, "One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have got is, 'If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."  

البخاري:٣٤٨٤حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رِبْعِيَّ بْنَ حِرَاشٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ  

If you don't feel shame then do whatever you like

bukhari:6120Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Zuhayr > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Abū Masʿūd

The Prophet ﷺ said, "One of the sayings of the early Prophets which the people have got is: 'If you don't feel shy ˹from committing indiscretions˺, then do whatever you like.'"  

البخاري:٦١٢٠حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى: (إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ)۔»  

abudawud:4797ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Abū Masʿūd

One of the things people have learnt from the words of the earliest prophecy is : If you have no shame, do what you like.  

أبو داود:٤٧٩٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَافْعَلْ مَا شِئْتَ  

ibnmajah:4183ʿAmr b. Rāfiʿ > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr Abū Masʿūd

“Among the words that people learned from the earlier Prophets are: ‘If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.’”  

ابن ماجة:٤١٨٣حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ