What does it mean to trust Allah (tawakkul)?

"Reliance is at times the reliance of necessity and compulsion, where the servant finds no refuge and no shelter but reliance itself — as when every avenue closes before him, his own soul presses in upon him, and he knows there is no refuge from God except in Him. From such reliance relief and ease never fail to come. And at times it is the reliance of choice, which is reliance"

"so long as you are able to uphold it — especially when you do so as an act of worship. Then you will have offered the worship of the heart through reliance and the worship of the limbs through the means, intending by it nearness to God. What truly verifies reliance is taking up the means one has been commanded to take; whoever neglects them, his reliance is not sound — just as taking up the means that lead to good verifies one's hope, and whoever does not take them up, his hope is mere wishful thinking, just as one who neglects them makes his reliance incapacity and his incapacity reliance."

"What has reached you was never to have missed you, and what has missed you was never to have reached you. We will limit ourselves to these symbols of the sciences of unveiling, which are the foundations of the station of reliance on Allah, and will return to the science of interaction, Allah willing. Allah suffices us, and He is the best of agents. The second part of the book in the states and actions of reliance on Allah In it: Clarification of the condition of reliance on Allah And the clarification of what the masters have said in defining reliance, the clarification of reliance in the provision for the individual and provider,"

"And the clarification of what the masters have said in defining reliance, the clarification of reliance in the provision for the individual and provider, the clarification of reliance in terms of saving, the clarification of reliance in repelling harm, and the clarification of reliance in removing harm through medicine and other means."

"When one's faith is strong, and they can endure hunger for a week without distress, believing that if provision does not come, death is better with Allah, then true reliance is achieved. Clarifying Reliance on the Provider: For those with dependents, the rules of reliance differ from those of a solitary person. A solitary person's reliance is valid only under two conditions: the ability to endure hunger for a week without distress and a strong level of faith, including acceptance of death if provision does not arrive."

"Perhaps he meant deducing distant causes through intellect, which require planning, unlike evident causes. Thus, it has become clear that causes are divided into those that invalidate reliance on God and those that do not, with the former further divided into certain and assumed. The certain does not invalidate reliance in the presence of the state and knowledge of reliance, which is dependence on the Cause of causes, with reliance being through state and knowledge, not through action."

"which might otherwise be overshadowed by those pursuits. And اللّٰه knows best. Chapter: The Third Degree of Reliance with Understanding of Reliance The third degree of reliance involves a deep understanding of reliance itself, aiming to detach from the causes of reliance. This means recognizing that the dominion of the Almighty over all things is one of absolute might, shared by no one."

"There are those who see reliance as the beginning, submission as the middle, and entrustment as the end. أَبُو عَلِيّ الدَّقَّاق explained that reliance has three levels: reliance, then submission, then delegation. The concept of delegation involves different levels of trust and reliance on اللّٰه. The one who practices reliance finds peace in اللّٰه's promise."

"The broadest and most beneficial reliance is that which influences external matters for religious benefit or in repelling religious harm. This is the reliance of the prophets in establishing اللّٰه's religion and repelling the corruption of the corrupters on earth, and this is the reliance of their inheritors. After them, people vary in their reliance according to their aspirations and intentions, from those who rely on اللّٰه for acquiring sovereignty to those who rely on Him for obtaining a loaf of bread."

"resting in the knowledge of what has been decreed for them, with both states being equal in their eyes. They understand that seeking does not benefit, and reliance does not gather. If one seeks worldly gains through reliance, their reliance is flawed, and their intention is tainted. When one is freed from the bondage of these causes and distractions, and observes nothing in their reliance except the pure right of their Lord, اللّٰه suffices them in all matters."