What does Hisab mean?
The reckoning: the accounting of deeds on the Day of Judgement.
Hisab explained
Every person is questioned about their life, their youth, their wealth and their knowledge. Whoever is called to account strictly is ruined, so the believer asks for an easy reckoning. Muhasabah, taking account of oneself now, prepares for it.
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What does Hisab mean?
Hisab (حِسَاب, Hisab) means: The reckoning: the accounting of deeds on the Day of Judgement.
How is Hisab written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written حِسَاب and pronounced Hisab.
Where does Hisab come from in the Quran or hadith?
Every person is questioned about their life, their youth, their wealth and their knowledge. Whoever is called to account strictly is ruined, so the believer asks for an easy reckoning. Muhasabah, taking account of oneself now, prepares for it. Source: Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2417; Sahih al-Bukhari 103.
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