Dignity The Trait of the Righteous

Dignity The Trait of the Righteous: Praise be to Allah The Exalted May peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu lsquoalayhi wa sallam his family Companions and whoever follows his example It is becoming of a Muslim to adhere to all that adorns him of noble traits and shun all that disgraces and discredits him One of the noble traits that are befitting of a Muslim is Waqar dignity We can fairly say that dignity is a moral attribute generated by the adherence to a number of noble morals such as forbearance serenity composure gentleness and steadfastness This is why it was defined as ldquoDeliberateness towards the realization of wantsrdquo Al-Jahith defined it as follows ldquoRefraining from idle talk futility unnecessary gesturing and movement keeping anger in check listening attentively before asking questions deliberateness in giving answers guarding against haste and promptness with regard to all mattersrdquo The pure Islamic Shareelsquoah legal system was keen on adorning the believers with dignity With regard to establishing one of the key obligations in Islam the Prophet sallallaahu lsquoalayhi wa sallam urged the Muslims to adhere to dignity He sallallaahu lsquoalayhi wa sallam said ldquoI