✍️Works of Ibn Abi al-Dunya

A collection of messages from the father of the world, the book of trust in God

مجموعة رسائل بان أبي الدنيا كتاب التوكل على الله

Author: أبو بكر عبد الله بن محمد بن عبيد بن سفيان بن قيس البغدادي الأموي القرشي المعروف بابن أبي الدنيا (المتوفى: 281هـ) (d. 281)

About this work

كتاب "التوكل على الله" هو أحد مؤلفات ابن أبي الدنيا، ويجمع أحاديث نبوية وآثارًا عن السلف الصالح في فضل التوكل على الله وحقيقته. يتناول الكتاب معاني الثقة بالله والاعتماد عليه في الأرزاق والأمور كلها، مع الاستشهاد بأقوال مأثورة في الرضا بقضائه والاستعانة به. يندرج هذا العمل ضمن كتب الرقائق والزهد والتربية الإسلامية التي تعنى بتهذيب النفوس وتقوية الإيمان.

Translation

The book “Trust in God” is one of the works of Ibn Abi Al-Dunya, and it collects prophetic hadiths and traces from the righteous predecessors regarding the virtue and truth of trust in God. The book deals with the meanings of trusting God and relying on Him for livelihood and all matters, citing famous sayings about being satisfied with His judgment and seeking His help. This work falls within the books on gentleness, asceticism, and Islamic education, which are concerned with refining souls and strengthening faith.

Topics covered

Trust in God for the son of the father of this world
Trust in God is the sum of faith
Trust in God, and trust in Him; It is enough for someone else
Whoever desires to be the strongest of people, let him trust in God
The trustworthy one who throws his love into the earth and trusts in God
Make sense of it and trust
Glory and wealth roam in search of trust, but when they are victorious, they reach home
Satisfaction with God
The servant’s trust in God is his trust
In the name of God, and there is no power except in God, trust in God
If he reaches the goal of asceticism, this leads him to trust
I see trust as good faith
God suffices me and is sufficient. God hears whoever calls, there is no end beyond God
Piety is part of polytheism, but God removes it through trust
Whoever seeks refuge and is betrayed is freed from trust
I cannot say: I trust in God
Trust and your livelihood will be provided to you without effort or expense
Cursed be he who trusted a person like him

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