Benefits of Hasbunallahu Wa Ni’mal Wakil (فضائل حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل)
1. Quran
الذين قال لهم الناس إن الناس قد جمعوا لكم فاخشوهم فزادهم إيمانا وقالوا حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Those to whom hypocrites said, “Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.” But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.” (3:173)
فإن تولوا فقل حسبي الله لا إله إلا هو عليه توكلت وهو رب العرش العظيمBut if they turn away, [O Muhammad ﷺ], say, “Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.” (9:129)
ولئن سألتهم من خلق السماوات والأرض ليقولن الله قل أفرأيتم ما تدعون من دون الله إن أرادني الله بضرّ هل هن كاشفات ضره أو أرادني برحمة هل هن ممسكات رحمته قل حسبي الله عليه يتوكل المتوكلونAnd if you asked them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” they would surely say, ” Allah.” Say, “Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah? If Allah intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?” Say, “Sufficient for me is Allah; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers.” (39:38)
ومن يتوكل على الله فهو حسبهAnd whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him. (65:3)
الذين يبلغون رسالات الله ويخشونه ولا يخشون أحدا إلا الله وكفى بالله حسيبا[Allah praises] those who convey the messages of Allah and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Allah. And sufficient is Allah as Accountant. (33:39)
يا أيها النبي حسبك الله ومن اتبعك من المؤمنينO Prophet, sufficient for you is Allah and for whoever follows you of the believers. (8:64)
2. Hadith
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل“Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs.”
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل“Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs”.
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ تَوَكَّلْنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا‘Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. We rely upon [our Lord] Allah’.”
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّ الْعِبَادَ كُلَّهُمْ إِخْوَةٌ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ اجْعَلْنِي مُخْلِصًا لَكَ وَأَهْلِي فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ اسْمَعْ وَاسْتَجِبِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ اللَّهُمَّ نُورَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ“O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that Thou art the Lord alone Who hast no partner; O Allah, Our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that Muhammad is Thy servant and Thy apostle ; O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that all the servants are brethren; O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything make me sincere to Thee, and my family too at every moment, in this world and in the world hereafter, O Possessor of glory and honour, listen to me and answer. Allah is incomparably great. O Allah, Light of the heavens and of the earth. Lord of the heavens and of the earth, Allah is incomparably great. Allah is sufficient for me; and the excellent guardian is He; Allah is incomparably great.”
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُFor me Allah sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs.
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ‘Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He; on him is my trust- He, the Lord of the Throne (of glory) Supreme’,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي الَّذِي لاَ يَعْجَلُ شَىْءٌ أَنَاهُ وَقَدَّرَهُ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَفَى سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ دَعَا لَيْسَ وَرَاءَ اللَّهِ مَرْمَى“Praise be to Allah who created everything as is necessary, who does not hasten anything He defers and determines. Allah is enough for me and sufficient. Allah hears whoever makes dua to him. Allah does not have a goal.”
اللهم حاسبني حسابا يسيراO Allah! Grant me an easy reckoning.
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل‘For us God sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs’,
since I heard that God added,
فانقلبوا بنعمة من الله وفضل لم يمسسهم سوء
‘And they returned with Grace and Bounty from God; no harm ever touched them.’
I wonder why doesn’t the one who is sad take refuge in God’s statement?:
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنْ الظَّالِمِينَ
‘There is no god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong!’,
since I heard that God added,
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنْ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَلِكَ نُنْجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
‘So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith.’
I wonder why doesn’t one who has been cheated take refuge in God’s statement?:
وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ
‘My (own) affair I commit to God: For God (ever) watches over His servants’,
since I heard that God added,
فَوَقَاهُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا
‘Then God saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him).’
And I wonder why doesn’t the one who wants this world and its ornaments seek refuge in God’s statement:
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ
‘God’s Will (be done)! There is no power but with God!’
since I heard that God – may His Majesty be Exalted – added,
إِنْ تَرَنِ أَنَا أَقَلَّ مِنْكَ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَعَسَى رَبِّي أَنْ يُؤْتِيَنِي خَيْرًا مِنْ جَنَّتِكَ
‘If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons, it may be that my Lord will give me something better than thy garden.’
“It may be that” in this verse stands for inevitability.
3. Duas
حسبي الرب من المربوبين وحسبي الخالق من المخلوقين وحسبي الرازق من المرزوقين وحسبي الله رب العالمين حسبي من هو حسبي حسبي من لم يزل حسبي حسبي الله لا اله إلا هو عليه توكلت وهو رب العرش العظيم
بسم الله وصلى الله على محمد وآله وأفوض أمري إلى الله، إن الله بصير بالعباد، فوقيه الله سيئات ما مكروا لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين، فاستجبنا له ونجيناه من الغم وكذلك ننجي المؤمنين، حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل فانقلبوا بنعمة من الله وفضل لم يمسسهم سوء، ما شاء الله لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله ما شاء الله لا ما شاء الناس ما شاء الله وإن كره الناس، حسبي الرب من المربوبين، حسبي الخالق من المخلوقين، حسبي الرازق من المرزوقين، حسبي الذي لم يزل حسبي حسبي الله لا إله إلا هو، عليه توكلت وهو رب العرش العظيم