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Ihsan — the hadith of Jibril

Thursday, November 30, 2023

أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ

Transliteration

An ta'buda-llaha ka-annaka tarah, fa-in lam takun tarahu fa-innahu yarak.

Translation

[Ihsan is] to worship Allah as though you see Him — and if you do not see Him, know that He sees you.

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab·Sahih Muslim 8·Nawawi's Forty · #2

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