TAWAKKUL
8 LEVELS OF RELIANCE

by Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-'Uthaimeen

1ST LEVEL: Trust in Allaah by knowing Him - His Names and
Attributes and trust the fact that everything in the heavens and
earth is His possession. He (swt) is the Exalted Creator of all that
exists.

2ND LEVEL: Believe with all your heart that what you ask Him for,
you will receive; Allaah Has full power to grant it.

3RD LEVEL: Know that you should make full efforts of your own to
obtain what you want and then rely fully upon Him; make du'aa and
effort, i.e. your body makes effort, and your spiritual side makes
du'aa, always with reliance upon Him (swt) to seek what you desire.

4TH LEVEL: Your heart should make efforts to obtain what you
want. How? Make your heart connected to Allaah. DO NOT allow your
heart to be connected to the things your're doing to be successful.
Be connected to Allaah. So why are you afraid?Again, I will ask you,
why are you afraid? In this scenario, there is absolutely no room
for fear. You do what you have to do and you should feel that Allaah
will take care of the thing that you want taken care of.

5TH LEVEL: Things that are not in your hands or ability, put those
affairs with Allaah. Surrender to Him (swt) with love and devotion,
and feel your burdens ease.

6TH LEVEL: The person should have a good opinion of Allaah.
Have 'yaqeen' concerning this - that Allaah will make you successful
in what is best for you. The Prophet, sall Allaahu 'alayhi wasallam,
said:
'Allaah said: 'I am as My servant thinks of Me.'
meaning if you have a honored opinion of Allaah, then Allaah will
make you successful. But if you have a negative opinion of Allaah,
then it is possible He may give you something you won't like as a
test to sharpen your faith!

7TH LEVEL:
That the person leaves his affairs totally to Allaah
and that he is content with what Allaah decrees and with what Allaah
decides, before the results come down.

8TH LEVEL: When the result occurs, that the person is content
with that, with whatever Allaah Has decreed.
These are the eight levels of Tawakkul.

So if you feel sad, or your mind is beset with problems, distressed,
anxious, full of uncertainty, fearing the future, then try your very
best to exercise these eight levels of tawakkul and Allaah will take
away all your pain, inshaa'Allaah.
And He will open doors for you that you never knew existed...