The Concept of Trust in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We offered the trust”
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Question:
I return to the questions, where this questioner, Abu Ibrahim from Riyadh, says: What is the concept of trust (amanah) in the verse[Al-Ahzab 33:72]? The questioner asks, may Allah protect you, does the trust include trust in acts of worship and trust in matters of religion and worldly affairs?
Answer:
Trust is what a person is entrusted with and it becomes a trust in his keeping. This includes trust in the religious deeds and divine obligations, such as worshipping Allah alone with no partner, establishing the prayer, and giving zakah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and zakah is a trust, and wudu or ghusl from janabah is a trust. So all the obligations, commands, and prohibitions of the Shari'ah are a trust between the servant and his Lord, Mighty and Majestic.
Likewise, trust includes the secrets with which a person is entrusted, so he does not disclose them or reveal them. Likewise, trust includes the deposits that are in a person's possession, by which he returns them to their owners, to those who entrusted him with them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1264Da'if (Darussalam).
Likewise, among the trusts is entrusting tasks. Among the affairs of the Muslims is entrusting them to those qualified to carry them out. Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, addressing those in authority, said:[An-Nisa 4:58]. This is by entrusting religious positions to those who carry them out with knowledge, action, and implementation. All of this is part of the trust. So the employee is entrusted by the one in authority with his job, so he performs it and does not diminish anything from it, and the trust is comprehensive. Everything with which a person is entrusted from matters of religion and worldly affairs becomes a trust on his conscience that he must preserve. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Doctor
I return to the questions, where this questioner, Abu Ibrahim from Riyadh, says: What is the concept of trust (amanah) in the verse
Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِAnswer:
Trust is what a person is entrusted with and it becomes a trust in his keeping. This includes trust in the religious deeds and divine obligations, such as worshipping Allah alone with no partner, establishing the prayer, and giving zakah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The prayer is a trust.
الصلاة أمانة.Likewise, trust includes the secrets with which a person is entrusted, so he does not disclose them or reveal them. Likewise, trust includes the deposits that are in a person's possession, by which he returns them to their owners, to those who entrusted him with them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you.
أد الأمانة إلى من ائتمنك ولا تخن من خانكLikewise, among the trusts is entrusting tasks. Among the affairs of the Muslims is entrusting them to those qualified to carry them out. Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, addressing those in authority, said:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Doctor
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:35)
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