What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (with ihsan) in His statement: (and those who followed them with ihsan)?
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So this questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "with ihsan," in His statement, "and those who followed them with ihsan"?
Answer:
It means with excellence; they followed them with excellence, not with ignorance. For one may claim affiliation with the Salaf while not knowing their methodology, and thus follow them without guidance, becoming merely a claimant of the call. Therefore, one must know what the righteous Salaf were upon, and then act upon it, so that he may be one who follows them with ihsan. Yes.
So this questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "with ihsan," in His statement, "and those who followed them with ihsan"?
Answer:
It means with excellence; they followed them with excellence, not with ignorance. For one may claim affiliation with the Salaf while not knowing their methodology, and thus follow them without guidance, becoming merely a claimant of the call. Therefore, one must know what the righteous Salaf were upon, and then act upon it, so that he may be one who follows them with ihsan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [638 -858] ما معنى قول الله تعالى: (بإحسان) في قوله: (والذين اتبعوهم بإحسان)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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