Day 40
The Accounting
21 Sha'ban 1447
الْحَسِيبُ
Al-Ḥasīb — The Reckoner
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Those unto whom men said: Lo! the people have gathered against you, therefor fear them. (The threat of danger) but increased the faith of them and they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust
Surah Āl ‘Imrān (3:173)
Intention
Today, I will do my best and leave the accounting to Him.
Reflection
Al-Ḥasīb is The Reckoner — but reckoning in the divine sense is not punitive bookkeeping. It is precise awareness. He counts what you give and what you withhold. He knows the exact measure of your effort and your capability. The reckoning of Al-Ḥasīb is perfect because it accounts for everything — including your struggles.
On this verse
Sufficient — ḥasbunā. From the same root as Al-Ḥasīb. When you say Ḥasbunallāh, you are saying: His accounting of my situation is enough. I do not need another judge.
Du'a
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
Now, if they turn away (O Muhammad) say: Allah sufficeth me. There is no God save Him. In Him have I put my trust, and He is Lord of the Tremendous Throne
Surah At-Tawbah (9:129)
The du’a of ultimate sufficiency. When every other support has fallen away, this remains.
Hadith
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account, and weigh your deeds before they are weighed for you.'
— Reported by ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; cited by al-Tirmidhī, Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 2459 (chapter on Reckoning) and others