What is the ruling on saying, "I have placed my reliance on Allah, and then on you"?
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Question:
Is it shirk in the wording for someone to say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah, and then on you"?
Answer:
Yes. Do not say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah, and then on you." Say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah alone, and I have entrusted you with such-and-such." You say, "I have entrusted you," not "I have placed my reliance on you." When the one who entrusts a matter to an agent relies on Allah the Exalted, he does not rely on the agent. The agent is merely one of the causes, and one does not rely on the cause with exclusive reliance. Yes.
Is it shirk in the wording for someone to say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah, and then on you"?
Answer:
Yes. Do not say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah, and then on you." Say, "I have placed my reliance on Allah alone, and I have entrusted you with such-and-such." You say, "I have entrusted you," not "I have placed my reliance on you." When the one who entrusts a matter to an agent relies on Allah the Exalted, he does not rely on the agent. The agent is merely one of the causes, and one does not rely on the cause with exclusive reliance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول توكلت على الله ثم عليك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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