Trust: Its Types and Meaning

Question:
Is trust limited to religious matters, and what are its types and meaning?

Answer:
Answer: Trustworthiness (Amanah) in general encompasses religious matters, primarily, which means doing what Allah has commanded and leaving what Allah has forbidden, and preserving the religion, because the religion is a trust between you and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It also includes the trust between you and the one in authority, which is through obedience and compliance, and performing the duties of the position for which you were appointed. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: "Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due." The trusts referred to here are jobs; they are to be entrusted to the most capable people who will perform them. This is obligatory upon the rulers to appoint in these positions those who will perform them correctly. This is rendering them to their due. And the employee must perform the work assigned to him without diminishing anything from it, for it is a trust in his responsibility. The job and work are a trust in the employee's responsibility that he be sincere to Allah in it and perform it as required, and that he not take a bribe for it. "May Allah curse the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it." Likewise, trust in matters between spouses; this is a trust between them, so he does not disclose her secret, and she does not disclose his. And likewise the secrets between ordinary people; if they entrust you with their secrets, you must preserve them and not disclose them to anyone. So trustworthiness is general. Also, the deposits you hold for people and debts that have no documents are also a trust that you must pay to their owners.