Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari · Hadith 50

Cited in 13 lectures · 15 mentions

Narrated Abu Huraira: One day while the Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Gabriel came and asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "To worship Allah Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan (perfection)?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you." Then he further asked, "When will the Hour be established?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents. 1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. 2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah. The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel) left and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion." Abu 'Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered all that as a part of faith

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Ibadah is worship as if you see God
“Then there is ibadah. Ibadah means worship.”
Worship as if seeing God
“An ta'budu Allaha kaannaka tara'hu”
“ibadat hum karte hain to yahi soch kar karte hain, jaisa ke hadith mein bataya mein ne. أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ كَانَّكَ تَرَاءُ. tum ibadat is tarah karo, goya ke tum khuda ko dekh rahe ho. yaani presence of god mein tumhari ibadat ho rahi hai. ibadat simply rituals ka naam nahi hai. ibadat khuda ke presence mein jeene ka naam hai. to jab aap khuda ke presence mein jee rahe”
Cited at 42:01
Islam's four heads: belief, worship, ethics, and dealings
“Islam has four big heads: belief, worship, ethics, dealings”
“ibadat hi purpose hai insaan ki takhleeq ka, paida karne ka. aur hadith mein hai ke "ta'abbad Allah ka'annaka tarahu" is tarah ibadat karo jaise ke tum Khuda ko dekh rahe ho.”
Moses' miracle proves the whole universe is an act of conversion
“Prophet Moses showed the whole world is a miracle”
why prayer is the most important pillar of Islam
“The theme for this day is Islamic prayer.”
“ke ta'abbud Allah kun qatra”
“jaise Quran hadith mein aata hai ke اعبدوا الله كن كتراه yani Khuda ki ibadat karo is tarah jaise ke tum us ko dekh rahe ho.”
The true purpose of fasting versus how Muslims waste it
“This is the purpose of fasting — preparing a person to truly read the Quran.”
Delhi prayer speech wins over a hostile-seeming crowd
“My Delhi talk on prayer ended with the host urging: 'Read the Quran.'”
Verses on racing to forgiveness twisted into racing for power
“Race toward your Lord's forgiveness, the Quran actually says”
hadith: worship God as if you see Him
“Worship God as if you are seeing Him”
No timing recorded for this mention — the lecture cites it, but not at a second we can trust.