hasanat

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Etymology

From Arabic حَسَنَات (ḥasanāt), plural of حَسَنَة (ḥasana, good deed).

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hasanat (plural hasanat or hasanats)

  1. (Islam) Credit for good deeds, which Allah weighs up against one's bad deeds at the final judgement after death.
    • 2003, Abu Alwafa, A study of the word "love" in the Qur'an Group: alt.religion.islam
      The muhasneen or those who do good deeds (hasanats).
    • 2014 December 4, Maryam Hedayat, “The importance of balance”, in MuslimVillage.com:
      If we see through Islamic point of view, every act we do whether big or small are counted in our good deeds (hasanat), like cooking, cleaning, bringing up kids, serving the family, visiting relatives and neighbors, helping the needy, visiting the sick, even a smile is a sadaqah to be rewarded by Allah.

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