ما الإحسان في الإسلام؟

ما الإحسان في الإسلام؟

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Ihsan is the third of the levels of religion: that a person worships God as if he sees Him, and if he does not see Him, then He sees him.

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Ihsan is the third level in the hadith of Gabriel, after Islam and iman. The Prophet defined it as worshipping God as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then He sees you 1. The entry on ihsan presents its meaning in the hadith and in ethics. Ihsan is linked to iman, the entry on iman, since in this hadith it is the highest of the levels of religion. Scholars have expanded on its meaning between worship and ethics, and the ways of attaining it differ between scholars and Sufis. The entry presents the basic meaning without preferring one view.

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The details and the disagreements are added in their related entries.

Sources

  1. Sahih al-Bukhari, 50
  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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