Hadith 17 · 4 fragments
Ihsan in everything
The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, hadith No.17
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Arabic edition text
عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ:
Narrator
On the authority of Abu Ya’la Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Verily Allah has prescribed ihsan (proficiency, perfection) in all things.
Word by word
إنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذِّبْحَةَ، وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ، وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ .
Matn
So if you kill then kill well; and if you slaughter, then slaughter well.
Word by word
[رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ]
Matn
Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.
Word by word
Matn
” [Muslim]
Lesson
Excellence and mercy are due in every task — even the everyday; faith shows itself in the quality of what we do.
Text within an-Nawawi's collection: the Arabic source edition and the Ukrainian translation by the “Nur” project (by meaning).