The Concept of Ihsan in Islam and the Meaning of: Is the Reward for Ihsan Anything but Ihsan?
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The questioner:
The presenter: May Allah bless you. He asks: What is the concept of ihsan (excellence in worship) in Islam? And what is the meaning of the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):[Ar-Rahman 55:60]?
The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) explained this ihsan as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated between Him and the questioner.
The questioner:
That is enough.
The Shaykh:
Sahih al-Bukhari 50 So he worships Him as if he sees Him, or he watches over his worship, monitoring Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in his worship. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
The presenter: May Allah bless you. He asks: What is the concept of ihsan (excellence in worship) in Islam? And what is the meaning of the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُThe Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) explained this ihsan as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated between Him and the questioner.
The questioner:
That is enough.
The Shaykh:
To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.
أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه، فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراكThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (206) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-03] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (10:30)
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