حَسَنَة good deed in Arabic
حَسَنَة is how you say “good deed” in Arabic.
Root ح س ن ḥ-s-n. noun (feminine substantive; fem. of حَسَنٌ). ḥasanah.
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Meaning of good deed in Arabic
- a good deed, a good act the doing described by the verb أَحْسَنَ, 'he did a good deed'
- a good, goodly, or pleasing thing feminine counterpart of the adjective حَسَنٌ 'good, goodly, beautiful'
Example sentence
وَإِن عمل حَسَنَة رَآهَا من منّته وصدقته عَلَيْهِ،
And if he performs a good deed, he sees it as from His favor and charity upon him,
حَسَنَةً a good deed
hasana means 'a good deed'; the '-an' ending marks it as the object ('performed a good deed').
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How it is used
حَسَنَة is built from the same root as حَسُنَ ('to be or become good, goodly, beautiful') and names a single instance of doing good — what the verb أَحْسَنَ describes. The root's related form IV noun إِحْسَانٌ is explained as going further than mere justice (عَدْل): giving more than one owes and taking less than is owed to one, and being directed both to oneself and to others.
Words from the same root
- حُسْنٌ goodness, goodliness, beauty (the basic verbal noun of حَسُنَ)
- حَسَنٌ good, goodly, beautiful, comely, pleasing
- أَحْسَنَ to do good, to act well, to do a good deed
- إِحْسَانٌ doing good, beneficence — opposite of إِسَآءَة (doing ill)
- حَسَّنَ to beautify, embellish, adorn, make good or goodly
- اِسْتَحْسَنَ to deem or reckon good, to approve of
- أَحْسَنُ better, best (elative of حَسَن)
More example sentences
فَمن ثَوَاب الْحَسَنَة الْحَسَنَة بعْدَهَا،
For among the rewards of a good deed is a good deed after it,
الحَسَنَةِ of a good deed
al- = 'the'; hasana means 'a good deed' — the 'of…' word: 'of the good deed'.
فَمن ثَوَاب الْحَسَنَة الْحَسَنَة بعْدَهَا،
For among the rewards of a good deed is a good deed after it,
الحَسَنَةُ a good deed
al- = 'the'; hasana means 'a good deed'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject ('…is another good deed').
المؤمن له حسنات وسيئات
The believer has good deeds and bad deeds.
حَسَنَاتٌ good deeds
'good deeds', nominative indefinite — what he 'has'. The subject of the 'there is for him...' clause; sound feminine plural.
وإن كثرت سيئاته عوقِبَ بقدرها، ثم تُخرجه بقيةُ حسناته ولو كانت مثقال ذرّة؛ إذ إن الإيمان لا ينعدم مع وجود أصلٍ منه
And if his bad deeds are numerous, he is punished according to them, then the rest of his good deeds deliver him, even if they are the weight of an atom, for faith does not vanish as long as a trace of it remains.
حَسَنَاتِهِ his good deeds
'his good deeds' — 'hasanat' with 'his' attached, genitive owner of 'the remnant'. Even a leftover bit rescues him.
وعلى الضدّ من ذلك مَن لم تبقَ له حسنةٌ معتبرة وقد قضاها على الباطل فلا يقوم له وزن؛ أعماله كالسراب أو الرماد في يومٍ عاصف
And on the contrary: whoever has no significant good deeds left—having wasted them on falsehood—has no weight; his deeds are like a mirage or ashes on a stormy day.
حَسَنَةٌ good deeds
'a good deed', nominative indefinite — the thing that 'did not remain'. The subject of 'lam tabqa'; singular here, 'not a single good deed'.
اعلم أن كتاب الحلية قد حوى من الأحاديث والحكايات جملة حسنة
Know that the book 'Adornment' contains a good collection of hadiths and stories.
حَسَنَةً good
A describing word, 'good', agreeing with the indefinite noun it modifies, both lacking 'the' to show the match. Arabic ties adjective to noun by matching definiteness, here both indefinite, so the pairing reads 'a good collection'.
Common questions
- How do you say "good deed" in Arabic?
- حَسَنَة (ḥasanah).
- What root does حَسَنَة come from?
- It comes from ح س ن (ḥ-s-n), the root meaning 'to be good, goodly, or beautiful,' also seen in حُسْن (goodness), حَسَن (good), and إِحْسَان (doing good).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).