الرَّسُولَthe Messenger،,وَلَاand notأَعِظُّكَI admonish youإِلَّاexceptبِمَاwith whatوَعَظَadmonishedبِهِwith itالصَّالِحُونَthe righteousبَعْضُهُمْsome of themبَعْضًاothers
the Messenger, and I do not admonish you except with what the righteous admonished one another.
قَالَsaidرَسُولُMessengerاللهِof Allahصَلَّىmay He send blessingsاللهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَand peace::«"أَعْقِلْهَاtie itوَتَوَكَّلْand rely (on Allah)«"١1»"۔.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Tie it and rely (on Allah)."
وَقَالَand saidمُطَرِّفُMutarrifبْنُson ofالشِّخِّيرِal-Shikhkhir::«"مَنْwhoeverنَامَsleepsتَحْتَunderصَدَفٍa leaningمَائِلٍwall (or overhanging rock)وَهُوَwhile heيَنْوِيintendsالتَّوَكُّلَreliance (on Allah)،,فَلْيَرْمِthen let him throwبِنَفْسِهِhimselfمِنْfromطِمَارٍa high placeوَهُوَwhile heيَنْوِيintendsالتَّوَكُّلَreliance (on Allah)«"٣3»"۔.
And Mutarrif ibn al-Shikhkhir said: "Whoever sleeps under a leaning wall intending to rely (on Allah), then let him throw himself from a high place while intending to rely (on Allah)."
فَأَيْنَSo where isالتَّوَقِّيthe cautionالَّذِيwhichأَمَرَcommandedاللهُAllahبِهِwith it؟?وَأَيْنَAnd where isالتَّغْرِيرُthe exposure to dangerالَّذِيwhichنَهَىforbadeعَنْهُfrom it؟?
So where is the caution that Allah commanded? And where is the exposure to danger that He forbade?
وَمَنْAnd whoeverطَمِعَhopesفِيforالسَّلَامَةِsafetyمِنْwithoutغَيْرِother thanتَسَلُّمٍsubmission (to Allah's will)فَقَدْhas indeedوَضَعَplacedالطَّمَعَthe hopeفِيinمَوْضِعِthe place ofالْأَمَانِّيwishes۔.
And whoever hopes for safety without submission (to Allah's decree) has placed his hope in the place of wishes.
وَإِنَّمَاAnd onlyيُنْجِزُfulfillsاللهُAllahالطَّمَعَthe hopeإِذَاwhenكَانَit isفِيمَاin whatأَمَرَcommandedاللهُAllahبِهِwith it،,وَإِنَّمَاand onlyيُحَقِّقُrealizesمِنَfromالْأَمَلِthe hopeمَاthat whichكَانَisهُوَHeالْمُسَبِّبُthe causeلَهُof it۔.
And Allah only fulfills hope when it is in what He commanded, and He only realizes from hope that which He Himself is the cause of.
وَفَرَّAnd fledعُمَرُUmarمِنَfromالطَّاعُونِthe plague،,فَقَالَso saidلَهُto himأَبُوAbuعُبَيْدَةَUbaidah::«"أَتَفِرُّDo you fleeمِنْfromقَدَرِthe decreeاللهِof Allah»"؟?
And Umar fled from the plague, so Abu Ubaidah said to him: "Do you flee from the decree of Allah?"
قَالَHe said::«"نَعَمْYesإِلَىtoقَدَرِthe decreeاللهِof Allah»"۔.
He said: "Yes, to the decree of Allah."
وَقِيلَAnd it was saidلَهُto him::«"يَنْفَعُDoes benefitالْحَذَرُcautionمِنَagainstالْقَدَرِthe decree»"!!
And it was said to him: "Does caution benefit against the decree?"
فَقَالَSo he said::«"لَوْifكَانَit wereلِحَذَرٍfor cautionلَاnotيَنْفَعُbeneficialلَكَانَthen it would beالْأَمْرُthe commandبِهِwith itلَغْوًاa vain thing»"۔.
So he said: "If caution were not beneficial, then the command to be cautious would be vain."
فَإِبْلَاءُSo the fulfillingالْعُذْرِof the excuseهُوَisالتَّوَكُّلُreliance (on Allah)۔.
So fulfilling the excuse (by taking means) is reliance (on Allah).
وَقَالَAnd saidرَسُولُMessengerاللهِof Allahصَلَّىmay He send blessingsاللهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَand peaceلِرَجُلٍto a manقَالَwho saidفِيduringخُصُومَةٍa dispute::حَسْبِيSufficient for meاللهُis Allah::«"أَبْلِFulfillاللهَAllah'sعُذْرًاexcuse (i.e., take means)،,فَإِذَاthen ifأَعْجَزَكَmakes you incapableأَمْرٌa matterفَقُلْthen say::حَسْبِيSufficient for meاللهُis Allah»"۔.
And the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to a man who said during a dispute: 'Allah is sufficient for me': "Fulfill Allah's excuse (by taking means), and if a matter makes you incapable, then say: Allah is sufficient for me."
وَقَالَAnd he saidلِشَاعِرٍto a poet::
And he said to a poet:
وَمَنْAnd whoeverيَكُisمِثْلِيlike meذَاhavingعِيَالٍdependentsوَمُقْتِرًاand poorمِنَofالْمَالِwealthيَطْرَحُthrowsنَفْسَهُhimselfكُلَّeveryمَطْرَحٍplace
And whoever is like me, having dependents and poor of wealth, throws himself into every situation.
لِيُبْلِيَto fulfillعُذْرًاan excuseأَوْorلِيَبْلُغَto attainحَاجَةًa needوَمُبْلِغُand the one who fulfillsنَفْسِself'sعُذْرَهَاexcuseمِثْلُlikeمُنْجِحٍone who succeeds
To fulfill an excuse or to attain a need, and the one who fulfills his self's excuse is like one who succeeds.
وَقَالَAnd saidالْآخَرُthe other::
And the other said:
فَإِنْThen ifيَكُنِisالْقَاضِيthe judgeقَضَىhas judgedغَيْرَnotعَادِلٍjustفَبَعْدَthen afterأُمُورٍmattersلَاnotأَلُومُI blameلَهَاfor themنَفْسِيmyself
Then if the judge has judged unjustly, then after such matters I do not blame myself for them.
وَقَالَAnd saidزُهَيْرٌZuhayrالْبَابِّيُّal-Babbi::«"إِنْIfكَانَwasالتَّوَكُّلُthe relianceأَنْthatأَكُونَI amمَتَىwheneverأَخْرَجْتُI spentمَالِيmy wealthأَيِقَنْتُI am certainبِالْخَلَفِof replacement،,وَجَعَلْتُand I madeالْخَلَفَthe replacementمَالًاwealthيَرْجِعُreturnsفِيintoكِيسِيmy purse،,وَمَتَىand wheneverمَاwhatلَمْnotأَحْفَظْI keepأَيِقَنْتُI am certainبِأَنَّهُthat itمَحْفُوظٌis preserved،,فَإِنِّيthen indeed Iأُشْهِدُكُمْcall you as witnessesإِنِّيthat Iلَمْdid notأَتَوَكَّلْrelyقَطُّever۔.
And Zuhayr al-Babbi said: "If reliance is that whenever I spend my wealth I am certain of replacement, and I made the replacement wealth that returns to my purse, and whenever I do not keep it I am certain that it is preserved, then I call you as witnesses that I have never relied. Rather, reliance is that you know that when you take...
إِنَّمَاOnlyالتَّوَكُّلُthe relianceأَنْis thatتَعْلَمَyou knowأَنَّكَthat youمَتَىwhenأَخَذْتَyou took۔.
Rather, reliance is that you know that when you took...