verse above, to pray humbly and silently, the attitude of prayer should be full of fear and full of
passion. Afraid of His wrath and eager for His approval. So a person who lives in the midst of
human society, armed with the power of Allah's guidance because of his unceasing prayer, will
undoubtedly receive guidance and taufik from Allah, so that he does not become a destroyer
and a troublemaker, but instead tries to make a better earth. beautiful, and a better world,
especially deepening the influence of Islam or improvements that the Prophet Muhammad saw
brought to this earth.
Hamka also appealed to pray solemnly and silently, followed by serving the social life
that requires maintaining relationships between humans, safety and environmental
sustainability accompanied by prayers that are full of fear and great hope, live life as a good
person, Good personality towards Allah and good personality towards society. In good times or
in bad times always in contact with Allah. That is the person who is called Muhsin, namely a
person who always improves the quality of himself, the quality of faith and the quality of life.
So Allah said, giving his promise to such people, as the end of the verse: "Indeed, the mercy of
Allah is close to those who do good". (end of verse 56). Ihsan means always being good and
improving, always doing good deeds, making things better and better for yourself and for
others. This is what makes human life progress and increase. So we are commanded to do this
ihsan, first and foremost in terms of worship, as the words of the Prophet Muhammad SAW:
"Al-Ihsan is that you worship Allah as if you see Him. Even though you do not see Him, He
always sees you".
Then do Ihsan in all fields, so that when slaughtering livestock to be eaten, do Ihsan
using a very sharp knife, so that the animal does not suffer for a long time. In war, if the enemy
is dead, do ihsanlah, that is, do not chop or stab the dead body again. Therefore, refine your
heart's feelings with piety, so that it will increase your liking for what is better, what is truer,
love for the truth, fight for justice, have mercy on the weak. Therefore, even in war, Muslims
are obliged to do Ihsan. To the extent that it is said to be ordered to use a sharp sword, and if
you cut an enemy's neck, you should use a very sharp sword, and if you have surrendered, you
should be taken prisoner well, and the country that has asked for peace, should immediately
stop fighting it.
This ihsan influenced Manshur Ibn Abu Amir in the golden age of Islam in Andalusia,
so that the price of a piece of land that would be used as a bridge had been paid by a royal
official 10 gold dinars to an old man, he called the old man back and added another 90 gold
dinars, because he appreciated the honesty of the old man. This ihsan also caused Saladin Al-
Ayubi to immediately go to war with the English King Richard, The Lion Heart, he heard that
his enemy was sick, then he sent his personal doctor to treat his enemy until he recovered, so
that when he recovered he could continue the war again with a healthy body. And this is in line
with the opinion of Nurul Tsalis in his journal regarding the three basic principles of a
Muslim's outlook on life, firstly, faith, namely belief in six matters, secondly, Islam, namely
pillars, which are five matters, and thirdly, Ihsan as the key or pillar of faith and Islam.
One day, Sayyidina Umar bin Khattab suddenly became a caliph, walking in the market
in the city of Medina. Suddenly he saw an old man who was tired and walking with a stick. He
was begging for alms from the mercy of people. Then he called the old man. It turned out to be
a Jew, so he asked: "O old man! Why has your fate reached this point?".