Explaining the Meaning of Trust and Its Greatness

Question:
Honorable Shaykh! What is meant by trust (amanah) and its greatness, especially when it comes to raising children, or in performing one's job, such as working for a wage?

Answer:
Trust is general in the relationship between the servant and his Lord. . This is the trust: the religious obligations. The entire religion is a trust between you and Allah. Likewise, there is trust between you and the one in authority. If a matter is entrusted to you, whether it is a job or something else, you must carry out the work as required. You should give sincere advice to Allah and to the one in authority. Yes.
Likewise, there is trust in the rights of people, so that you deliver their rights to them. The hired worker is a trustee of his work; he performs the work for which he was hired with trust and does not diminish it in any way. Deposits are trusts that you deliver to their owners. . Trust is general in everything that falls under the Muslim’s responsibility toward Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and toward His servants. The Muslim is a trustee, and he must fulfill the trust he has taken on with fidelity and completeness, and he must not be treacherous in his trust. . Yes.