Advice of Scholars - VIRTUE OF TAWAKKUL

Imâm-i Ghazâlî says in his book Kimyâ-i Sa’âdat:

Allâhu ta’âlâ has commanded everybody to have tawakkul and declared, “Tawakkul is a requirement for îmân. ” It is purported in the sûra of Mâida: “If you have îmân, put your tawakkul in Allâhu ta’âlâ. ” In the sûra of ’Imrân: Certainly Allâhu ta’âlâ likes those who have tawakkul. ” In the sûra of Talâq: “If a person puts his tawakkul in Allâhu ta’âlâ, Allâhu ta’âlâ is sufficient for him. ” In the sûra of Zumar: “Isn’t Allâhu ta’âlâ sufficient for His born slave?” And there is many an âyat like these.

Once Rasûlullah ‘sallallâhu alaihi wa sallam’ said, “They showed me some of my Ummat. They covered mountains and saharas. I was surprised and pleased to see that they were so many. ‘Are you pleased?’ they said, and I said, ‘Yes, I am. ’ They said, ‘Only seventy thousand of these will go to Paradise without any questioning. ’ ‘Which ones,’ I asked. ‘They are the ones who do not mix their deeds with sorcery, spell, incantation or augury, and who do not put their tawakkul and trust in anybody besides Allâhu ta’âlâ. ” Uqâsha ‘radiyallâhu anh’, who was among the listeners, stood up and said, “O Rasûlullâh! Pray for me so that I shall be one of them. ” So Rasûlullah prayed, “O my Allah! Include him among them!” But when someone else stood up and asked for the same prayer, he stated, “Uqâsha has forestalled you.