The Meaning of Ihsan and Its Impact on the Life of the Muslim
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you and your knowledge, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us with what we hear. To begin with, may Allah preserve you, one of the brothers says: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Ar-Rahman 55:60]? What is ihsan, and what is its impact on the life of the Muslim?
The Shaykh:
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Ihsan (excellence in worship) is to perfect a thing and complete it in the required manner. Ihsan between the servant and his Lord is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it:Sahih al-Bukhari 4777. This is ihsan with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Ihsan between the servant and creation is by being generous, refraining from harm, and doing good, and this is a broad field. It is also by speaking kindly, for Allah the Exalted said: "And speak to people what is good" [Al-'Ankabut 29:46]. Ihsan is also between the servant and animals; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1409Sahih (Darussalam) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4412Sahih (Darussalam)
Ihsan is also in following the Migrants and the Helpers. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:100] Allah was pleased with them and they were pleased with Him. Following them with ihsan means perfecting their methodology and path, knowing that, and then applying it and acting upon it in the required manner, without extremism or excess, and without negligence or laxity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you and your knowledge, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us with what we hear. To begin with, may Allah preserve you, one of the brothers says: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُThe Shaykh:
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Ihsan (excellence in worship) is to perfect a thing and complete it in the required manner. Ihsan between the servant and his Lord is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it:
Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not achieve this state of devotion, then (take it for granted that) Allah sees you.
قال الإحسان أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه، فإن لم تكن تراه فإن أنه يراكAnd do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best
وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُIndeed Allah has decreed Ihsan in everything. So when you kill, then do the killing well, and when you slaughter, then do the slaughtering well.
إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء فإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة، وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحةLet one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.
وليحد أحدكم شفرته وليرح ذبيحته.Ihsan is also in following the Migrants and the Helpers. Allah the Exalted said:
And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct
وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/236 — archive.org (0:59)
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