in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Just ponder! If there is even a little possibility of the arrival of guest at our homes, how do we do preparation? The items which may be used in very small quantity are brought in advance, so that no one can be bothered at the eleventh hour whereas the things, which are certainly to be used, are especially brought and water is something that is abundantly used. It should have happened that Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه should have been happy upon the saving of water for guests, and should have appreciated his disciple, but it is contrary to the thought of pious saints to store and preserve anything. That’s why he was ordered to distribute the water!

عاشقِ مُصطفٰے ضِیاءُ الدّین                   زاہد و  پارسا ضِیاءُ الدّین

کیسے بھٹکوں گا میرے ہیں میرے        رہبر و رہنما ضِیا ضِیاءُ الدّین

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What is absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ?

Dear Islamic brothers! It has been learnt that our pious saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی not only used to have complete trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ themselves, but they also used to persuade others to do so. We should also develop the trait of having absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.  Alas! In today’s troublesome time, we have gone far away from having absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, though Islam greatly persuades us to have absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Tawakkul means to trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and entrust your work to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. It means that a person should trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in all sorts of work (not in bondmen). (Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 141)

It should also be remembered that leaving the resources completely is not absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, but rather Tawakkul means a person (while using the resources) should only trust the ‘مُسَبِّبُ الْاَسْبَاب’ (i.e., Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ).’

(Kimiya-e-Sa’adat, vol. 2, pp. 938)