Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder! Three attributes of the people who are true and perfect in faith have been stated in the above-mentioned blessed Ayah: (1) When Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is remembered their hearts get frightened.                 (2) After listening to the blessed Ayahs of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ their faith increases.           (3) They only trust in their Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 3, pp. 519)

Alas! Today we are not trusting in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Desire and passion for earning money have overcome us in a way that we have lost our absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Absolute trust in Allah and blessed Ahadees

The importance of absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has been stated at many places in blessed Ahadees. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم persuaded us to place absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in different ways. Let’s listen to four sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1.         The Noble Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘If you trust (i.e. have Tawakkul) in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ as He ought to be trusted, He will bestow sustenance upon you as He bestows upon a bird because it goes out with empty stomach in the morning and returns with full stomach in the evening.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 154, Hadees 2351)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows four things only upon His beloved bondmen: (1) Silence and it is the beginning of worship (2) Absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ (3) Humbleness            (4) and uninterested in the world. (Ithaf-us-Sadaat-il-Muttaqeen, vol. 10, pp. 256)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The person who likes to become the strongest among the people, should place absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and the one who likes to become respectable (in the age) should become pious and the one who likes to become the wealthiest amongst all people should trust that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has more than what he has. (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen, pp. 104)