Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #1315
Meddling and Harshness
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّوَّارِ الْعَدَوِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: الْحَيَاءُ لاَ يَأْتِي إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ، فَقَالَ بُشَيْرُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ: مَكْتُوبٌ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ: إِنَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاءِ وَقَارًا، إِنَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاءِ سَكِينَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ عِمْرَانُ: أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ صَحِيفَتِكَ.
'Imran ibn Husayn said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Modesty brings nothing but good." Bashir ibn Ka'b
said, "It is written in books of wisdom, 'From modesty comes dignity. From
modesty comes tranquillity.''" 'Imran said, "I relate to you from the Messenger
of Allah and you then relate to me from some book?!"
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This hadith is #1315 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Meddling and Harshness.