Chapter: On Trust in Allah

باب فی التوکل — توکل کے بارے میں

بَابٌ فِي التَّوَكُّلِ — On Trust in Allah (Tawakkul)

وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ

"And whoever relies upon Allah — then He is sufficient for him." (Al-Talaq, 65:3)

وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

"And upon Allah let the believers rely." (Al-Imran, 3:122). The author clarifies: Tawakkul does not mean abandoning material means. Rather, it means using the means that Allah's system of causation requires, while placing complete reliance upon Allah rather than upon the means themselves.

وَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا قَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ

"And Musa (Moses) said: O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims." (Yunus, 10:84). Trust in Allah is thus an integral expression of both faith and Islam.

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرَزَقَكُمْ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar ('Abdullah ibn 'Umar) (may Allah be pleased with them both): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: 'If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He deserves, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out in the morning with empty stomachs and return in the evening with full ones.' (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah — Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنفَعُكَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْجَزْ وَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَا تَقُلْ لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَكِن قُل قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ

Narrated by Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, and in each there is good. Be eager for what benefits you, seek help from Allah and do not be helpless; and if something afflicts you, do not say: If only I had done such and such. Rather say: Allah decreed it and what He willed He did. For the word "if only" opens the door for Satan.' (Muslim)