The Difference Between Reliance and Dependence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the difference between the statement, “I place my reliance on Allah, then on you,” and the statement, “I depend on Allah, then on you”?
Answer:
The difference is that the word for reliance (tawakkul) is commanded in the Qur'an[Al-Ma'idah 5:23], so it is not permissible to attribute it to anyone other than Allah. As for dependence, there is no text in the Qur'an that restricts it to Allah alone in the same way that reliance is restricted. Therefore, there is a clear difference. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the difference between the statement, “I place my reliance on Allah, then on you,” and the statement, “I depend on Allah, then on you”?
Answer:
The difference is that the word for reliance (tawakkul) is commanded in the Qur'an
And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 04 — archive.org (57:05)
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