Islamic views on piety

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Piety in Islam is one of the most important Islamic ethics. It is called commonly by Muslims as taqwa.

In the Quran

In the Quran piety is defined as:

"Quran" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

In the Hadith

Piety is defined in the hadith, a collection of Muhammad's sayings. It is reported by An-Nawwas bin Sam'an:

"The Prophet Muhammad said, "Piety is good manner, and sin is that which creates doubt and which you do not like people to know it."

— Sahih Muslim, 32:6195,Sahih Muslim, 32:6196[1]

Wabisah bin Ma’bad reported:

"I went to Messenger of Allah and he asked me: "Have you come to inquire about piety?" I replied in the affirmative. Then he said: "Ask your heart regarding it. Piety is that which contents the soul and comforts the heart, and sin is that which causes doubts and perturbs the heart, even if people pronounce it lawful and give you verdicts on such matters again and again."

— Ahmad and Ad-Darmi[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hassan, Faridah; Osman, Ismah; Kassim, Erne Suzila; Haris, Balkis; Hassan, Rohana (2019). Contemporary Management and Science Issues in the Halal Industry: Proceedings of the International Malaysia Halal Conference (IMHALAL). Springer. p. 237. ISBN 978-981-13-2677-6. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ "40 Hadith: Nawawi: 27, English translation: Hadith 27". sunnah.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.