Upon Allah Rely If You Are Believers — Tawakkul Is a Condition of Faith
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وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
— المائدة 23
Verse: "And upon Allah rely if you are believers." (5:23) — "If you are believers" makes tawakkul a condition for faith, not optional. Fronting "upon Allah" for exclusion: reliance specifically on Allah. Faith and tawakkul are an ascending cycle. Lesson: whoever relies on people more than Allah should review their faith.
Source: Ibn Kathir (3/69); Al-Sadi
Question: Why does the Quran make tawakkul conditional on faith with "if you are believers"?
Answer: Because tawakkul is the fruit of true faith — one who truly believes relies on Allah not people.