Tawakkul vs. Fatalism

[ncarolinahs]

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Hadith Explanation

Tawakkul or Fatalism

Umar Bin Khattaab (radi Allahu anhu) heard the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, “If you trust Allah with the right kind of Tawakkul, He will provide you sustenance as He provides for the birds – they go out in the morning with empty stomachs and come back in the evening with full stomachs.” [Tirmidhi]

A bird sitting in its nest, praising Allah (subhana wa ta’ala), will not have its stomach filled. It has to go out to seek food. It is only the bird that after glorifying Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) goes out and makes an effort to find food, that comes back full.

Belief in Allah's qada and qadar does not preclude action. Hazrat Umar (radi Allahu anhu) asked a group of people sitting around: “Who are you?” They replied: “We are resigned to the will of Allah and have placed our trust (made Tawakkul) in Him.” These people refused to bother with trying to earn a living using Tawakkul as an excuse. Umar (radi Allahu anhu) hit them and told them not to twist the concept of Tawakkul. He said, “You lie! Such a person is resigned to the will of Allah who sows the seed and then places his trust in Him. It is not Tawakkul to sit with idle hands. Gold and silver do not descend from the sky.”

[Abu Fauzi]

Assalam alaikum,
May I say that the above submission by Ncarolinahs on "Tawakkul Vs. Fatalism is indeed quite right and supported by another Noble Hadith wherein it was reported that a man once came to the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, and when asked what he had done with his camel, he replied that he had left it to the Trust of Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
The Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, told him, "TIE IT, THEN TRUST IN ALLAH, Aqil wa Tawakkil".
This gives a perfect arrangement--if you are not trying then it is not true to say: I am trusting in Allah. When you know what you can do, you must do that. Do not neglect your responsibility.

For further details, see
"Mercy Oceans, Book 2"-Teachings of Sheikh Abdullah ed-Dagistani.