The Difference Between Reliance and Dependence
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Is it permissible to say to a created being, "I depend on you"? And what is the difference between dependence and reliance?
Answer:
Reliance is not said except in the right of Allah.[Al-Ma'idah 5:23]. And upon Allah let the believers place their reliance. The believers placed their reliance. Reliance is not said except in the right of Allah. As for dependence, entrustment, and agency, they are permissible. You may say to a created being, "I have appointed you as my agent," "I have entrusted you," "I have relied on you," and similar terms of agency. There is nothing wrong with that.
May Allah bless you. Is it permissible to say to a created being, "I depend on you"? And what is the difference between dependence and reliance?
Answer:
Reliance is not said except in the right of Allah.
And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز القول لشخص أعتمد عليك؟ وما الفرق بين الاعتماد والتوكل؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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