Post by yusuf72 on Nov 15, 2020 23:10:59 GMT
As-Salaam alaikum,
Muraqabah is knowing that Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, is watching over us. In the Holy Qur'an, Allah Ta'ala says:--
"And know that Allah knows what is in your minds, so fear Him". (2:235)
"And Allah is ever a watcher over all things" (33:52)
"And He is with you wherever you may be" (57:4)
In the Hadith of Jibril, alaihi salaam, when he asked the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, about Ihsan (goodness and excellence), the Prophet said:--
"Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him, but since we do not see Him, we should
know that He sees us at all times". (Bukhari and Muslim)
The meaning of this hadith is the definition of Muraqabah...that is, the endurance of the servant's knowledge and his/her conviction and certainty that Allah is watching over his or her internal and external affairs (thoughts and actions). To have this knowledge and certainty at all times is called Muraqabah. It is the fruit of the servant's knowledge that Allah is his watcher, over-seeing him, hearing his utterances and observing all his deeds at all times.