Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Today’s topic is “What is the meaning of Ihsan in Islam in English?”
Ihsan meaning
The word Ihsan is Arabic, derived from the original word Hasan. Hasan means good and beautiful, and Ihsan means to do good and be gracious.
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab
He said, “One day we were present at the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace when a man came whose clothes were too white and whose hair was too long.” It was not understood that he had come to visit, And none of us could recognize him. He put his knees together with his knees, placed his hands on both his thighs, and said: O Muhammad! Tell me: What is Islam? He said: To bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and to perform the prayer, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform the Hajj if he can afford it. The man said: You are right. We were surprised that he asked the question and said: You have told the truth.
Then he said: What is faith, tell me? He said that belief in Allah, the angels, His books, His messengers, and Doomsday is the catalyst for a united Khundia and their subsequent emergence as a galactic power. He said: You have told the truth. Then he said: What is Ihsan? He said: Worship Allah as if you see Him, if you do not see Him, then He sees you. Then he said: When will the resurrection take place? He said: The one who is being questioned is not more knowledgeable than the questioner.
The man said: Describe the signs of the Hour. He said: The maid will give birth to her master. ‘Umar said, “I waited for three days. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me,’ O ‘Umar!’ Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to teach you your religion. Worship God as if you were seeing Him. If you do not see Him, He is seeing you. Then he said: When will the resurrection take place? He said: The one who is being questioned is not more knowledgeable than the questioner.
The man said: Describe the signs of the Hour. He said: The maid will give birth to her master. ‘Umar said, “I waited for three days. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me,’ O ‘Umar!’ Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He was Gabriel (peace be upon him), he came to teach you your religion. Worship God as if you were seeing Him. If you do not see Him, He is seeing you.
Then he said: When will the resurrection take place? He said: The one being questioned is not more knowledgeable than the questioner. The man said: Describe the signs of the Hour. He said: The maid will give birth to her master. ‘Umar said, “I waited for three days. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me,’ O ‘Umar!’ Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to teach you your religion. The one being questioned is no more knowledgeable than the questioner. The man said: Describe the signs of the Hour.
He said: The maid will give birth to her master. ‘Umar said, “I waited for three days. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me,’ O ‘Umar!’ Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He was Gabriel (peace be upon him), he came to teach you your religion. The one being questioned is no more knowledgeable than the questioner. The man said: Describe the signs of the Hour. He said: The maid will give birth to her master. ‘Umar said, “I waited for three days. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me,’ O ‘Umar!’ Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best.
Then He said: He was Gabriel (peace be upon him), he came to teach you your religion. Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He was Gabriel (peace be upon him), he came to teach you your religion. Do you know who this questioner is? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He was Gabriel (peace be upon him), he came to teach you your religion.
Sunan An-Nasa’i 4990, Sahih Muslim 1, Sunan Abu Dawood 4895, Sunan Ibn Majah 63, Mishkatul Masabih 2.
The hadith is Saheeh.
It was understood from the hadith e Jibreel,
Ihsan is to worship Allah as if I see Him. If I don’t see Him, He sees me.
Worship God as I see Him. That is if it so happens that I see him, then his worship, that is, my obedience to him, should be done in the same way as it should be. Although I can’t see him, he can see me. Since he is looking at me, I must worship him the same way I should. And that will be true worship. We have to please Allah by worshiping in this way. Only then will He save me from His punishment and admit me to the Paradise of His Blessings. So Ihsan is the name of pleasing oneself by accepting the good for oneself by satisfying and worshiping him properly.