What is the meaning of honour, fairness, modesty and decency?

Imam Ali (AS) asked her eldest son Imam Hassan Mojtaba (AS):

What is the meaning of honour, fairness, modesty and decency?

O’ my son, what is Sidad (being correct and right)? Imam Hassan (AS) replied: Meaning ugliness and bad is repelled by good deeds. Imam Ali (AS) asked: What is honour? Imam Hassan (AS) replied: Forgiveness and charitable deeds toward relatives and tolerate their bad acts. Imam Ali (AS) asked: What is compassion and fairness? Imam Hassan (AS) replied: Modesty, righteousness and purifying own wealth and property. Imam Ali (AS) asked: What is indecency and ignobility? Imam Hassan (AS) replied: A man protecting himself and abandon his wife and family [1].

[1] Beharul Anwaar, Vol. 2, Page 142.

Source: en.shafaqna.com

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