The Difference Between Seeking Help and Reliance
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, the difference between seeking help and reliance.
Answer:
Reliance (tawakkul) is entrusting matters to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and depending on Him. As for seeking help (ist'ana), it is asking for aid. Asking for aid from Allah. Seeking help is done through Allah and in the created being, in what it is capable of; the living, present created being, in what it is capable of.[Al-Ma'idah 5:2], yes.
Shaykh Salih, the difference between seeking help and reliance.
Answer:
Reliance (tawakkul) is entrusting matters to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and depending on Him. As for seeking help (ist'ana), it is asking for aid. Asking for aid from Allah. Seeking help is done through Allah and in the created being, in what it is capable of; the living, present created being, in what it is capable of.
And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/105 — archive.org (12:56)
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