Hasbiyallahu La Ilaha Illallah Alayhi Tawakkaltu Meaning, Arabic, and Hadith
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Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illallah alayhi tawakkaltu is a short yet powerful supplication. It is a great Dua that the messenger of Allah SAW commended us to recite seven times in the morning and afternoon.
Hasbiyallahu La Ilaha Illallah Alayhi Tawakkaltu Meaning in English.
The meaning of hasbiyallahu Dua in English is Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I rely on Him alone, He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne.
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illallah alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul Arshil Azeem in Arabic Text
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illallah alayhi is written in Arabic as:
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration
The dua is transliterated as HasbiyAllahu la ilaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul arshil adheem.
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Hasbiyallahu La Ilaha Illallah Alayhi Hadith
Abu al-Darda’ said:
Abu al-Darda’ said: if anyone says seven times morning and evening; “Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He; on him is my trust- he, the Lord of the Throne (of glory) Supreme”, Allah will be sufficient for him against anything which grieves him, whether he is true or false in (repeating) them.
Abu Dawood 5081 (Grade: Mawdu’ (Fabricated) (Al-Albani)
Authenticity of hadeeth about saying ‘Hasbiyallaahu Laa Ilaaha Illaa Huwa…’ seven times.
Shaykh ‘Abd Al-Muhsin Al-‘Abbaad commented on the hadeeth, saying:
“It is a report narrated on the authority of Abu Ad-Dardaa’ (his own statement) and an honorable Companion like him would never say such a statement based on his personal opinion.
Specifying the reward for this precise number, which is seven times, cannot be expressed on the basis of personal opinion.
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However, the authenticity of the last sentence of the report – ‘whether he is truthful or untruthful in saying it’ – is questionable.
Earning such a reward is only attainable through truthfulness while reciting the Thikr, hoping for the rewards of Allaah.
As for the one who recites this Thikr insincerely and untruthfully (and gets rewarded), this is problematic.
Some scholars, though, interpreted untruthful to mean the person who recites the Thikr with an inattentive heart (i.e. he is not mindful of it while he says it). But the authenticity of the wording is definitely questionable.” [Sharh Sunan Abu Daawood] Taken from Islamweb
- Read also Allahumma Afini,
- Allahumma Anta Rabbi and
- Allahumma Innaka Afuwwun.
The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said that if a Muslim recites this supplication seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening, Allah will give him with what satisfies all his worries.
This zikr is similar to some supplication in that we do not specifically ask Allah for anything, but instead remind ourselves of our relationship with Allah and prepare ourselves for the day.
We begin this supplication by affirming that Allah is enough for us.
We express it in the broad sense, so Allah will provide us with exactly everything we wish, no matter how tiny or great it is, or whether it is related to this life or the next.
We then say that there is none worthy of worship but Him, which clarifies why He is sufficient for us because He possesses the attributes that make Him deserving of worship.
As Allah is sufficient for us, the next part of the dua is the manifestation of this knowledge, which is that we rely only on Him, i.e. we have Tawakkul on Him.
To further confirm why we rely on Him, we recall His greatness, since He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne. Its Majesty has been described in Ayatul Kursi’s commentary.
This supplication centres around Tawakkul on Allah and is the only one that must be repeated seven times.
Perhaps this is because Tawakkul is important, and it is not an easy matter, so a person should say the supplication many times to ensure the meanings settle in his heart.
When Allah wanted to mention the main qualities of believers in Surah Al-Anfal, He included the quality of their Tawakkul on Him.
Tawakkul has numerous advantages.
The messenger of Allah SAW said:
- If you have Tawakkul on Allah as you genuinely should, then He will provide for you as He provides for the birds.
Do you not notice that they leave in the early morning with an empty stomach and return in the afternoon with a full stomach?
There are 70,000 persons who enter Jannah without being punished or queried [by Allah].
- Their characteristics include having full Tawakkul on Allah in everything they do.
Hasbiyallahu Dua Benefits
Every time you recite this supplication, make sure you remind yourself to abide by it, i.e. you have true Tawakkul on Allah.
Imam Ahmad said, Tawakkul is an action of the heart.
As a result, do not think that just reciting this prayer will get you Tawakkul; rather, you should abide by what it necessitates.
Tawakkul, according to Abu Sai’d Al-Khazzaz, is “constant movement without being stationary, and being stationary without movement.
By this, he means that you should be physically moving and using whatever means you have to achieve your goals, while your heart is stationary in terms of its dependence on Allah, i.e. your heart is so confident that Allah will provide for you that you never worry and are at peace no matter what the circumstances are.
Though this may appear to be a simple dua, it is a powerful supplication to save a person in need.
According to Ibn Abbas, the supplication (a shorter version of this supplication) which is hasbiyallahu wa ni’imal wakeel, is what Ibrahim (alayhi assalam) said when he was thrown into the fire, and Allah saved him, and it is what our Prophet (SallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said when the disbelievers regrouped immediately after the battle of Uhud, and Allah saved the Muslims from them.
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What if you are saying it more than 7 time is it permissible?
Assalamualaikum,
The best is for the one who is reciting dhikr to repeat it consecutively for the number of times mentioned.
Some of the scholars said: If a specific reward is promised for saying a dhikr a certain number of times as narrated in the reports, such as in the case of the dhikr to be recited following the obligatory prayers, but the reciter adds to the stated number, he will not attain that specific reward, because of the possibility that there is a reason behind that number of times and it has some special impact which will be lost by going beyond that number. Fath al-Baari (2/330).