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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, modesty only brings goodness."  

الطبراني:١٥٣٨٩ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْجَمَّالِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدَةِ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْحَيَاءَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ»  

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Modesty and shyness bring about nothing except goodness

suyuti:10669a – ʿImrān b. Huṣayn

"Modesty brings about nothing except goodness."  

Aḥmad; Bukhārī; Muslim; from ʿImrān b. Huṣayn
السيوطي:١٠٦٦٩a – عن عمران بن حصين

«الحياءُ لا يأتِي إِلَّا بخيرٍ۔»  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن عمران بن حصين