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Monotheism
Surah: At-Talaq (3)
Whoever Relies on Allah — He Is Sufficient for Them — The Completeness of Divine Sufficiency
وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسۡبُهُۥٓ
— الطلاق الآية 3
Verse: "And whoever relies on Allah — He is sufficient for them." (65:3) — "Sufficient" (hasbuh) = enough for everything. Whoever makes Allah their sufficiency, He suffices them in what matters and what doesn't, what they know and what they don't. Tawakkul is not abandoning action — it's taking means while referring the outcome to Allah. Lesson: when you exhaust your effort then rely on Allah, He becomes your sufficiency, not a mediator between you and what you want.
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/166); Al-Sadi
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What is the difference between tawakkul and laziness in light of this verse?
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