The Meaning of the Statement: (That You Worship Allah as If You See Him)
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Question:
This questioner says, regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning ihsan (excellence in worship):Sahih al-Bukhari 50 He says: I hope you will clarify for us how we worship Allah as if we see Him, while being rewarded?
Answer:
This is the hadith of Jibril when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about ihsan (excellence in worship). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:Sahih al-Bukhari 50 Meaning: as if you are seeing Him, meaning: so that you strive in the deed, so that you are sincere in the deed, so that you perform the deed in the best manner and the most complete manner. If the believer acts as if he is seeing Allah, and that Allah is before him; then he strives in the deed, and he is eager to complete and perfect it, as if he is seeing Allah, as if he is in the presence of Allah seeing Allah Sahih al-Bukhari 50 Meaning: so know that He sees you, and He is aware of you, and He watches you So strive to rectify the deed and to do it with excellence, for you are in one of two states:
Either you act as if you see Allah, and this is the highest and the most elevated, and it is the level of seeing Him.
And the second is: that you act, believing that Allah sees you, and knowing that Allah sees you, so you act in the sight and hearing of Allah; so you strive to perform the deed in the best manner; because Allah watches you, meaning: you keep in mind that Allah watches you, and He knows your place : and your movements among those who prostrate [Surah al-Shu'ara: 218-219] [Surah Ta-Ha: 46] Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says, regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning ihsan (excellence in worship):
To worship Allah as if you see Him
أن تعبد الله كأنك تراهAnswer:
This is the hadith of Jibril when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about ihsan (excellence in worship). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
To worship Allah as if you see Him
أن تعبد الله كأنك تراهand if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you
فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراكEither you act as if you see Allah, and this is the highest and the most elevated, and it is the level of seeing Him.
And the second is: that you act, believing that Allah sees you, and knowing that Allah sees you, so you act in the sight and hearing of Allah; so you strive to perform the deed in the best manner; because Allah watches you, meaning: you keep in mind that Allah watches you, and He knows your place :
Who sees you when you stand
الَّذِي يَرَاكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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