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Allah has prescribed excellence in everything

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

Transliteration

Inna-llaha kataba-l-ihsana 'ala kulli shay'.

Translation

Allah has prescribed excellence (ihsan) in everything — so when you slaughter, slaughter well; sharpen your blade and give ease to what you slaughter.

Narrated by Shaddad ibn Aws·Sahih Muslim 1955·Nawawi's Forty · #17

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