بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي، وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
O Allāh, benefit me by what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
الرعاية لحقوق الله

Observance of the Rights of God

Al-Harith ibn Asad Al-Muhasibi — d. 243 AH / ~857 CE

A foundational text of Islamic spiritual ethics. English translation from the 4th-edition Arabic critical edition.

77 Chapters 77 Translated 501 Pages
About this translation

An English rendering of al-Muḥāsibī’s al-Riʿāya li-ḥuqūq Allāh, produced with Claude Opus 4.6 and reviewed with Gemini 3 Pro, translated from the ʿAṭā’ edition (4th printing).

Faithful to the source — meaning over style. Quranic quotations are annotated with [surah:ayat] references. Key Arabic terms are preserved in their latinized form with English glosses on first occurrence.

Parts

1

The Book of Foundations

9 chapters 9/9 translated
2

The Book of Repentance

6 chapters 6/6 translated
3

The Book of God's Rights

10 chapters 10/10 translated
4

The Book of Riya'

29 chapters 29/29 translated
5

The Book of 'Ujb

5 chapters 5/5 translated
6

The Book of Kibr

6 chapters 6/6 translated
7

The Book of Ghurra

8 chapters 8/8 translated
8

The Book of Hasad

4 chapters 4/4 translated

The Book of Foundations
أصول التقوى والورع والمحاسبة

The Book of Repentance
كتاب التوبة

The Book of God's Rights
حقوق الله تعالى

The Book of Riya'
الرياء

Chapter on the Description of Riya' and Its Mention
باب في صفة الرياء وذكره
Chapter on Urging the Sinner Toward Ikhlas (Sincerity) in His Works
باب حض العاصي على الإخلاص في عمله
Chapter on A Detailed Explanation (of Sincerity vs. Riya')
باب في شرح
Chapter on the Stirring of Riya' and What Calls Toward It
باب هيجان الرياء وداعيه إليه
Chapter on What Attains Guarding Against Riya'
باب معرفة ما ينال به الحذر من الرياء
Chapter on Knowing the Strength of Ikhlas
باب معرفة قوة الإخلاص
Chapter on Describing Vigilance Against the Enemy Iblis
باب وصف الحذر من العدو إبليس
Chapter on the Error in How One Guards Against Iblis
باب الغلط في الحذر من العدو إبليس
Chapter on the Stations and Times of Riya'
باب منازل الرياء وأوقاته
Chapter on What Breeds Riya'
باب ما يورث الرياء
Chapter on What the Seeker Must Bind Himself To
باب ما يجب أن يلزمه المريد نفسه
Chapter on the Servant's Joy When His Work Becomes Apparent to Others
باب سرور العبد عندما يظهر عليه من عمله
Chapter on Condemning Riya' and 'Ujb Together
باب مذم الرياء والعجب
Chapter on What the Servant May Determine He Was Truly Sincere In
باب ما يجوز للعبد أن يقطع أنه أخلص فيه لله
Chapter on The Servant Who Enters an Act Intending God Alone
باب العبد يدخل العمل يريد الله عز وجل وحده
Chapter on One Who Enters an Act Not Intending God by It
باب من يدخل في العمل لا يريد الله بذلك
Chapter on A Man Who Leaves Some Supererogatory Acts Out of Concern for People
باب في الرجل يدع بعض النوافل إشفاقاً على الناس
Chapter on Displaying One's Work So Others May Follow It
باب إظهار العمل ليُقتدى به
Chapter on the Servant Who Mentions His Works to His Brothers
باب العبد يُحدِّث إخوانه
Chapter on Is It Permissible to Abandon an Act Because of Riya'?
باب هل يجوز ترك العمل من أجل الرياء؟
Chapter on What Is Permissible Regarding the Servant's Love for Others' Love of Him
باب ما يجوز للعبد من حبه لمحبة الناس له
Chapter on What Grief Is Sound for the Servant
باب ما يصح للعبد من غمه
Chapter on From Where Should the Servant Dislike Muslims Criticizing Him
باب من أين ينبغي للعبد أن يكره ذم المسلمين له
Chapter on How the Heart of the Truthful Person Should Be
باب كيف يكون قلب الصادق
Chapter on Riya' Before One's Parents in Order to Please Them
باب في الرياء للوالدين ليرضيا
Chapter on A Man Who Attends a Congregation at Prayer
باب الرجل يحضر القوم يصلون
Chapter on What Has Been Said About the Signs of Sincere Humility Before God
باب ما قالوا في علامة صدق الخاشع لله عز وجل
Chapter on A Man Who Has Two Companions
باب الرجل يكون له صاحبان
Chapter on A Man Who Is Wronged in a Matter of Need
باب الرجل يُجرح في الحاجة

The Book of 'Ujb
العجب

The Book of Kibr
الكبر

The Book of Ghurra
الغرة

The Book of Hasad
الحسد