What is muḥāsabah (self-reckoning)?
ʿUmar said: 'Judge yourselves before you are judged.' The classical scholars taught muḥāsabah as the nightly audit of the believer's day — and the cornerstone of a living heart.
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The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 1 book by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
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"One may not immediately recognize if an action is appropriate or not, necessitating contemplation and reflection to determine whether action or inaction brings benefit."
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"Once awareness is achieved through thought and reflection, the realization of the greater good between action or inaction is accepted without further thought."
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