KNOWLEDGE

THE NAME OF ALLAH AL-MUHSIN is confirmed in the Prophetic Sunnah.

WHO IS AL-MUHSIN?

• The name of Allah Al-Muhsin refers to favors, blessings, giving, generosity and benevolence. Al-Ihsan (excellence) is an attribute that is essential to Allah; nothing that exists is void of His Ihsan (excellence) even for a blink of an eye, by His bringing them into existence, bestowing favors upon them, and providing for them.
• The greatest Ihsan is guidance to the religion, expansion of the chest to the obedience of Allah, and being kept firm on the truth and guidance until death. And to be led to entering paradise on the Day of Judgement and seeing the Face of Allah. We ask Allah of His favor.
• Allah loves for His slaves to seek nearness to Him through what His names entail of meaning; so He is Al-Muhsin and loves the Muhsineen.
• The Ihsan of the slave is the highest level of the religion as is mentioned in the famous Hadith Jibreel; Ihsan is described as: “Worshipping Allah as if you see Him, for verily if you do not see Him, He sees you.” This is Ihsan (excellence) in the worship of Allah.
• There is also another type of Ihsan (excellence) with regards to dealing with the slaves of Allah, such as dutifulness to parents, maintaining relations between kith and kin, fulfilling the rights of others, helping those in need, preventing harm from reaching people and striving hard to bring goodness to them. Allah promises a great reward in return.
• Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said about means to expansion of the chest: “And of them is Ihsan to the creation and benefitting them through what one has of wealth, position and physical strength. For indeed the generous good-doer has the broadest chest, best soul, and most delighted heart, while the miserly person who does not do any Ihsan has the most constricted chest, difficult life, and the greatest of concerns and worries.” [زاد المعاد (2\26-25)]

IMPACTS

• To do our best in all that we do in our life.
• To do good to others just as Allah has done good to us.
• To always hope for the best from Allah Al-Muhsin.

IN THE SUNNAH

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If you judge, then be just and if you kill, then do it with excellence, for verily Allah is Muhsin and loves the Muhsineen.”

[Sahih Aj-Jami’e 494,  Authenticated by Al-Albani as Hasan]