Is reliance on a created being disbelief?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is reliance on a created being, if it is not absolute, a cause of disbelief for the one who does it?

Answer:
One does not place reliance except on Allah We said this is a restriction, meaning do not place reliance on anyone else. There is a difference between reliance (tawakkul) and entrusting (tawkil). Reliance is a type of worship, whereas entrusting is permissible. You entrust someone to act on your behalf in such and such, so you say, "I have entrusted you," and you do not say, "I have placed my reliance on you."