#156

It is narrated on the authority of Qatada. We were sitting with 'Imran b. Husain in a company and Bushair ibn Ka'b was also amongst us. 'Imran narrated to us that on a certain occasion the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said:Modesty is a virtue through and through, or said: Modesty is a goodness complete. Upon this Bushair ibn Ka'b said: Verily we find in certain books or books of (wisdom) that it is God-inspired peace of mind or sobriety for the sake of Allah and there is also a weakness in it. Imran was so much enraged that his eyes became red and he said: I am narrating to you the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and you are contradicting it. He (the narrator) said: Imran reported the hadith, He (the narrator) said: Bushair repeated, (the same thing). Imran was enraged. He (the narrator) said: We asserted: Verily Bushair is one amongst us. Abu Nujaid! There is nothing wrong, with him (Bushair)

حدثنا يحيى بن حبيب الحارثي، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن اسحاق، - وهو ابن سويد - ان ابا قتادة، حدث قال كنا عند عمران بن حصين في رهط منا وفينا بشير بن كعب فحدثنا عمران، يوميذ قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " الحياء خير كله " . قال او قال " الحياء كله خير " . فقال بشير بن كعب انا لنجد في بعض الكتب او الحكمة ان منه سكينة ووقارا لله ومنه ضعف . قال فغضب عمران حتى احمرتا عيناه وقال الا اراني احدثك عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وتعارض فيه . قال فاعاد عمران الحديث قال فاعاد بشير فغضب عمران قال فما زلنا نقول فيه انه منا يا ابا نجيد انه لا باس به