Al-Wakeel is a name of Allaah which means "The One Who gives satisfaction and is relied upon". The meaning of the formula (dhikr): حسبي الله و نعم الوكيل is “Allaah suffices me and He is the best to rely upon”. Reliance is called in Arabic: tawakkul and i^timaad. Among the obligations of the heart is for the slave’s reliance to be on Allaah, for He is the creator of everything; the beneficial things, the harmful things, and all other things that come into existence. If the slave believed in that, and made his heart firm on it, then his reliance in reference to matters of provision and safety from harm would be on Allaah. In other terms, reliance on Allaah is for one to delegate his affairs to Him and to trust in Him, while still working and seeking the normal means to achieve things. The Prophet, Sallallaahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said in the hadith: لأن يأخذ أحدكم حبله ثم يأتي الجبل فيأتي بحزمة من حطب على ظهره فيبيعها فيستغني بها خير له من أن يسأل الناس أعطوه أو منعوه “Certainly, for one to take his rope, then go to the mountain and return with a bundle of firewood on his back so to sell it and thus by it be independent, is better for him than to ask the people, whether they give to him or they prevent him.” Allaah said in the Qur’aan: {(وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُون)} .
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 04:18:37 +0000
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