Names of Allah
Name #36 of 99

ٱلرَّقِيبُ

Ar-Raqeeb

“The Watchful”

Quranic Reference: Surah Al-Maidah 5:117

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The Unseen Witness

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Scholarly Explanation

The one who sees what is hidden in the hearts, the one who charges every soul for what it earned, the one who preserves all that is in creation and regulates them with the best of organisation and the most complete and perfect planning.

“O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord Who created you from a single person, and from Him He created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women. Fear Allah through whom you demand your mutual rights, and [do not cut the relations of] the womb [kinship]. Surely Allah is Raqib over you.”

[an-Nisa' (4): 1]

From “Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah” — Shaykh as-Sa’di (d.1376H)

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Prophetic Traditions

الإِحْسَانُ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ

“Ihsan (excellence) is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then indeed He sees you.”

The famous Hadith of Jibreel defines ihsan—the awareness that Ar-Raqeeb is always watching is the foundation of spiritual excellence.

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه·Sahih al-Bukhari 50
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Scholarly Insights

Muraqabah (watchfulness of Allah) is the fruit of knowing that Allah sees you, hears you, and knows your innermost thoughts. It is the station that produces ihsan in worship and sincerity in all deeds.

Ibn al-QayyimMadarij as-Salikin

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The Unseen Witness

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Living With Ar-Raqeeb

  • 1

    Practice muraqabah—be conscious that Ar-Raqeeb watches your every action, word, and thought.

  • 2

    Let awareness of Ar-Raqeeb prevent you from sins committed in private.

  • 3

    Improve the quality of your worship by remembering that Ar-Raqeeb observes your sincerity.

  • 4

    Be honest in all dealings, knowing that Ar-Raqeeb is the perfect Witness to every transaction.

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