
Sunni Indecency vs Shia Modesty Before Marriage
Jul 5, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
Shia narrations speak about modest limits: face, wrists, hair, outward beauty/figure, clothed sitting/standing, and no lust.
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Shia narrations speak about modest limits: face, wrists, hair, outward beauty/figure, clothed sitting/standing, and no lust.

Sunni books, especially Hanafi and some Shafi‘i sources, the wording is far more explicit than anything they quote from Shia books.