Is it permissible to say, “I place my trust in Allah, and then in you”?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I heard from some scholars a ruling that it is not permissible for a person to say, “I place my trust in you,” or “I have placed my trust in you,” but I read
The Shaykh:
Yes, tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) is an act of worship, so one does not attribute to the creation what is said to the creation, "I have placed my reliance on you." Rather, one says, "I have entrusted you" or "I have delegated to you," and does not say, "I have placed my reliance on you." This is for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)[Al-Ma'idah 5:23] What does he say?
The questioner:
He says: But I read in a fatwa of the Permanent Committee that it is permissible; because its meaning is delegating the matter to Allah, and the servant delegates what he is capable of.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he delegates, but not with the wording of tawakkul (reliance), rather he delegates with the wording of tawkeel (entrustment). There is a point of consideration in that fatwa, because they did not scrutinize this matter. Shaykh Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan stated this in Fath al-Majid that it is not permissible to say, “I have placed my trust in you.” He stated this in Fath al-Majid and other works. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I heard from some scholars a ruling that it is not permissible for a person to say, “I place my trust in you,” or “I have placed my trust in you,” but I read
The Shaykh:
Yes, tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) is an act of worship, so one does not attribute to the creation what is said to the creation, "I have placed my reliance on you." Rather, one says, "I have entrusted you" or "I have delegated to you," and does not say, "I have placed my reliance on you." This is for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَThe questioner:
He says: But I read in a fatwa of the Permanent Committee that it is permissible; because its meaning is delegating the matter to Allah, and the servant delegates what he is capable of.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he delegates, but not with the wording of tawakkul (reliance), rather he delegates with the wording of tawkeel (entrustment). There is a point of consideration in that fatwa, because they did not scrutinize this matter. Shaykh Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan stated this in Fath al-Majid that it is not permissible to say, “I have placed my trust in you.” He stated this in Fath al-Majid and other works. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قول توكلت على الله ثم عليك؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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