Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 802
CHAPTER 33 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Magnificent Trust in God 802 accept the consequences of their own negligence and failings, they consider it as trust in God, that they have accepted the situation. This meaning of trust in God is not correct. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa once gave his verdict in a dispute between two men. The person against whom this verdict was passed, went away saying, َ ْ ﺣ َِ ﺴ ُّٰىب َاH ِ و ْ ﻧ َ ﻌ ْﻢ َ اﻟ ِ ﻮ ْ ک ﻴ ﻞ means 'My All a h is sufficient for me and He is the best Helper. ' The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa called this person back and asked him as to what he had said. He repeated these Arabic prayer words. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "God does not like indolence, negligence and lack of fortitude. Instead He censures such attitudes. So a man should plan ahead diligently and wisely and only when he confronts difficulty then he can no doubt say, َ ْ ﺣ َِ ﺴ ُّٰىب َاH ِ و ْ ﻧ َ ﻌ ْﻢ َ اﻟ ِ ﻮ ْ ک ﻴ ﻞ that All a h is sufficient for me and He is the best Helper. " 1 To start some task without means, planning or effort is not the trust in All a h. Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra reported that some people of Yemen, when they came for Hajj did not bring any provisions with them. They claimed that they trusted in God. This resulted in their begging in Makkah. The verse of the Holy Qur’ a n was revealed at that time َ َ و َ ﺗ َّ ﺰ ُ و ْ د و َا ِ ﻓ َّ ﺎ َن َْ ﺧ َّري ِ اﻟﺰ َّاد ْ اﻟﺘ ٰ ﻘ ﻮی meaning, 'Take provision with you and remember the best of provisions is, righteousness. ' 2