Ḥasbunā Allāh
When overwhelmed
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Ḥasbunā Allāhu wa niʿma al-wakīl.
"Allah is enough for us, and the best of those who are trusted."
Source: Qurʾan 3:173
What Ibrāhīm said when he was cast into the fire, and what the Prophet ﷺ and his companions said when told their enemies had gathered against them.
Where the scholars teach this duʿāʾ.
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"Some of them, when overcome by tears and unable to suppress them, would say, "There is no deity but God, how severe is the cold!" The sincere one, when overwhelmed by emotion and state, and when the pangs of longing stir from his heart, resorts to calmness as much as possible. If he is overcome, he shows pain and distress to conceal his state with God, just as إِبْرَاهِيم the Friend, peace be upon him, showed his people that he was ill when he intended to leave them and return with that state to the false deities, breaking them into pieces."
— Ibn al-Qayyim, Volume Three
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"In Delhi, there was Wali Nizam al-Din al-Badwani, whom Muhammad Shah, son of the Sultan, often visited, honoring his servants and asking for his prayers. The Sheikh would take the shoes when overwhelmed, and the Sultan's son told his servants to inform him when this occurred. When informed, he entered to see the Sheikh, who then said, We have granted him the kingship."
— Ibn Battuta, Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
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"People's Mistake in Delaying the Effect of Sin Abdullah bin Ahmad shared a story from Muhammad bin Sirin. When overwhelmed by debt, he said, I know this anxiety is due to a sin I committed forty years ago. This highlights a subtle point where people err regarding sin. They do not perceive its immediate effect, though it may be delayed and forgotten."
— Ibn al-Qayyim, The Disease and The Cure