an act that brings a person close to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and gets him away from people. It is the absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that gives a person strength to fight steadfastly against difficulties and problems. Absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in troubles raises the hopes of a person.

Meaning of absolute trust in Allah

It is stated on page 520 of Tafseer ‘Siraat-ul-Jinaan’ volume 3 published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, a publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Imam Fakhruddin Raazi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Tawakkul does not mean that a person gives up himself and his efforts after considering them useless and rubbish, as some ignorant people say, but rather Tawakkul means that a person uses apparent resources but he does not trust them in the heart, but rather trust in Allah‘s help, aid and His support.

(Tafseer Kabeer, Aal-e-‘Imran, Taht-al-Ayah: 159, vol. 3, pp. 410)

Sayyiduna Anas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said: A person humbly asked: Ya Rasoolallah  صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Should I trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ after tethering my camel or leaving it untethered? It was replied: You tie it then trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 232, Hadees 2525)

Means, Tawakkul is that one should use resources in any work by considering it to be the Sunnah of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and after that he should leave its result to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. A’la Hadrat, Imam of Ahl-us-Sunnah, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘Tawakkul does not mean giving up resources but rather it means giving up trusting in resources.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 24, pp. 379)

It is not Tawakkul to give up resources, but rather not trusting in the resources and trusting in only Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is Tawakkul.

Allah likes to send sustenance through people!

It has been narrated that a very pious person sat in the foot of a mountain after getting himself away from people and started saying: I will not ask anyone for anything until Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gives me my sustenance. One week passed and sustenance did not come to him. When he was about to die he