The Fruits of Putting one's Trust in Allaah

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The Fruits of Putting one's Trust in Allaah

* AUTHOR: Shaikh Saalih Al-Fawzaan SOURCE: *Haqeeqat-ut- Tawakkul* (pg.
35-42). As for the fruits of putting one's trust in Allaah (i.e. *tawakkul*), then
they are many. The greatest of them is that Allaah will suffice him in
whatever he seeks after. *"And whoever puts his trust in Allaah, He will
suffice him."* [Surah At-Talaaq: 3]

So whoever relegates his affairs to Allaah, relies on Him alone, and
believes that no one can give him good or repel harm from him except Allaah,
*"He will suffice him."*

This means that Allaah will protect him from all harms since the recompense
is based on the action a person does. So when someone puts his trust in
Allaah in the correct manner, He rewards him by sufficing him and taking
charge of his affairs. Allaah Himself takes charge of this individual's
affairs and does not relegate it to anyone else. This is the greatest fruit
of *tawakkul* (reliance upon Allaah).

Allaah says: *"O Prophet, Allaah is sufficient for you."* [Surah Al-Anfaal:
64]

And He says: *"And if they intend to deceive you, then verily Allaah is
sufficient for you. It is He who supported you with His help and with the
believers."* [Surah Al-Anfaal: 62]

So in summary: The greatest fruit of putting one's trust in Allaah is that
Allaah will suffice and take care of whoever relies in Him. This is why
Allaah informs us of His Prophet Nooh when he told his people: *"If my
staying with you and my reminding you of the verses of Allaah are hard on
you, then I put my trust in Allaah. So devise your plot €  '¶ you and your
partners €  '¶ and let not your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your
sentence on me and give me no respite."* [Surah Yoonus: 71]

And He quotes His Prophet Hood as saying: *"I am free from that which you
ascribe as partners in worship apart from Him. So plot against me €  '¶ all of
you €  '¶ and give me no respite. I put my trust in Allaah, my Lord and your
Lord. There is not a creature that moves (i.e. lives) except that He has a
grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on a Straight Path."* [Surah Hood:
54-56]

He quotes His Prophet Shu'aib as saying: *"And my guidance is only due to
Allaah. In Him I trust and to Him I repent."* [Surah Hood: 88]

And He said to His Prophet Muhammad: *"Call your associates and then plot
against me and give me no respite. Verily, my Protector is Allaah who has
revealed the Book. He is the One who protects the righteous. And those whom
you call upon besides Him cannot help you nor can they help
themselves." *[Surah Al-A'raaf: 195-197]

Allaah informs us through the statements of these noble messengers that they
challenged their people and their false deities to bring harm to them in
some way. They did this because they had complete reliance on Allaah. And
whoever puts his trust in Allaah, He will be sufficient for him.

Another fruit of relying upon Allaah is that it brings about loves from
Allaah, as He says: *"Verily, Allaah loves those who put their trust in
Him."* [Surah Aali `Imraan: 159]

So if someone truthfully puts his trust in Allaah, Allaah will love him. And
if Allaah loves this person, he will find success and happiness in this life
and the next since he will be from among Allaah's friends and allies.

Also from the fruits of putting one's trust in Allaah is that a person will
proceed in doing beneficial things and not fear or dread anyone except
Allaah. So for example, those who are engaged in Jihaad by way of fighting
battles against disbelievers €  '¶ they only do so because they put their trust
in Allaah. So in turn, this reliance on Allaah instills courage and strength
into them and as a result, all of the hardships and difficulties that face
them become lessened. And they take delight in dying in the Way of Allaah
and attaining martyrdom in His Cause. All of this is due to their reliance
and trust in Allaah.

Another fruit of putting one's trust in Allaah is that it encourages one to
go out and seek sustenance or to acquire knowledge or to do any of the other
beneficial things. The one who puts his trust in Allaah perseveres and puts
his heart into seeking after the useful and necessary means of life because
he knows that Allaah is with those who rely on Him and that He will aid
them. So he perseveres in seeking after all of the beneficial things of this
life and the Hereafter and he is not from those who are lazy and weak.

It is for this reason that the Companions were the bravest of people. They
genuinely put their trust and reliance in Allaah to the point that they were
able to conquer lands in the east and the west. They conquered lands through
victory in battle and conquered hearts through calling them to Allaah. All
of this was because they put their trust in Allaah and because they relied
on Him. Allaah says: *"O you who believe, whoever amongst you apostates from
his religion, Allaah will bring a people whom He will love and they will
love Him, humble towards the believers and stern towards the disbelievers,
fighting in the Cause of Allaah and never fearing the blame of the blamers.
That is the Grace of Allaah which He bestows upon whom He wills. And Allaah
is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knowing. "* [Surah
Al-Maa'idah: 54]

So they didn't fear for the sake of Allaah the blame of the blamers since
they relied on Him to the utmost degree and entrusted their affairs in Him
absolutely. They did not turn to anyone else regardless if the people were
content or discontent with it, so long as they continued to do what was
pleasing to Allaah. It is stated in the hadeeth: *"Whoever seeks to please
Allaah by (doing something that is) displeasing (to) the people, Allaah
becomes pleased with him and makes the people pleased with him. And whoever
seeks to please the people by (doing something that is) displeasing (to)
Allaah, Allaah becomes displeased with him and makes the people displeased
with him."* [1]

So relying upon Allaah, putting one's trust in Him, and entrusting one's
affairs to Him is the foundation of Tawheed. It is the foundation of
actions. And it is the foundation of goodness. This is why Allaah made it a
condition of Faith, where He says: *"So in Allaah put your trust if you are
truly believers."* [Surah Al-Maa'idah: 23]

There still remains one issue related to this topic, which we would like to
discuss, and it is the issue of *tawkeel*, or delegating authority to
someone else. If you entrust someone to obtain something for you, such as
buying a product for you or renting something for you or litigating on your
behalf, does this mean that you have put your trust in someone other than
Allaah? No, this does not mean that. Choosing someone to represent you and
act on your behalf is not *tawakkul*.

*Tawakkul* means complete reliance and relegation of one's affairs, which
cannot be done except on Allaah.

As for *tawkeel*, it is when you appoint someone else to obtain something
permissible that you are looking for, which he has the ability to obtain.
This is one of the allowable means. So hire a representative from the
perspective of implementing the means and put your trust in Allaah when
obtaining your objective from the perspective of worship. But do not put
your trust (*tawakkul*) in this representative. Instead put your trust in
Allaah.

So therefore, commissioning someone else to handle some of your affairs does
not violate your creed nor does it mean that you are putting your trust in
someone other than Allaah. It is merely working hand in hand with someone
towards achieving an objective. Allaah says: *"Assist one another in
(matters of) piety and righteousness and do not assist one another in sin
and transgression. "* [Surah Al-Maa'idah: 2]

So a *wakeel* (representative) is only there to assist an individual by
taking his place and serving as a means to get what he wants. In the same
way that him doing something on his own constitutes a means, then likewise,
his commissioning a representative to handle his affairs is also a means.
And it does not fall under the realm of putting one's trust in other than
Allaah.

In conclusion, I ask Allaah to make us and you from those who put their
trust in Allaah in truth €  '¶ those who implement the required means and rely
upon their Lord, those who do not rely on anyone else nor entrust their
affairs to anyone else. May Allaah send the peace and praises on our
Prophet, Muhammad, his family and all of his Companions.

*Footnotes:*

[1] Reported by Ibn Hibbaan in his *Saheeh* (1/435) and At-Tirmidhee in his
*Sunan* (7/133) in a similar narration, both on the authority of `Aa'ishah;
Others reported it as well.