Tawakkul (trust in Allah) is one of the most profound acts of the heart — balancing reliance on Allah with taking the means. Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله beautifully explained how true tawakkul combines sincere faith with responsible effort. In this post, we explore what tawakkul truly means and how to apply it in our daily lives.

Question:

Seek the Akhira. The Dunya will follow.

دعاء الشكر قبل النوم

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2715


Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When you go to bed, say:" Praise is due to Allah Who fed us, provided us drink, sufficed us and provided us with shelter, for many a people there is none to suffice and none to provide shelter."

Dua:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُئْوِيَ

Transliteration:

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aṭ‘amanā wa saqānā wa kafānā wa āwānā, fa kam mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa lā muʾwiyā.

Reflection:

Time is a trust from Allah ﷻ, and how we use it determines the blessing we receive in our days. Many of us seek barakah in our time, yet struggle to find balance between worship, work, and rest. Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله offered simple yet profound advice on how a believer can organise their time so that Allah places blessing within it.

A translation of a profound yet simple method for easily calculating Zakat by Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymin رحمه الله :

"If you have wealth and want to know the amount of zakat (you should give), Then the matter. I mean, is easy.

Divide the money by 40 and the result is the zakat.

So if someone has 40,000 dirhams, how much is their zakat?

Divide 40 by 40 is 1.

So 1,000 Riyal.

And from 120,000, 3,000 Riyal.

And so on.

Point being, if you want to take out the zakat divide what you have of wealth, meaning gold, silver, and business over 40, the result is the zakat."

A short yet powerful hadith from Anas bin Malik (رضي الله عنه) where the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teaches the balance between trust in Allah and taking action:

Arabic poetry composed by Ibn Rajab about Ramadan and Night of al-Qadr

English translation:

The years have past so carelessly and in jest and in loss

Ramadan: the Month of Forgiveness 

رمضان هو شهر المغفرة


Ramadan is a month of great virtue, Barakah and a month of forgiveness. It is essential we make the most of this blessed month and make it a month of Ibadah (worship), rectification and repentance.

Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "When Ramadan enters, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed and the devils are chained." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)



Narrated Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه :

Ramadan Mubarak to all from barakah jobs. This blessed month is soon upon us.