Quran Universe
33:3

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلٗا

Watawakkal AAala Allahi wakafa biAllahi wakeelan

And rely upon Allah; and sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.

Word by word
  1. وَتَوَكَّلۡAnd put your trust
  2. عَلَىin
  3. ٱللَّهِۚAllah
  4. وَكَفَىٰAnd Allah is sufficient
  5. بِٱللَّهِAnd Allah is sufficient
  6. وَكِيلٗا(as) Disposer of affairs
Al-Ahzab · 33:3Madinah

Rely on Allah. He is enough to handle it.

Trust after taqwa and following

The three steps
fear Allahverse 1
follow revelationverse 2
rely on Himverse 3
Who handles it
I carry it allevery outcome on me
Allah is sufficientas Trustee

Ibn Kathir says put your trust in Allah in all your affairs and situations. He is sufficient as a Trustee for the one who trusts Him and turns to Him. The surah goes on to describe a siege where this trust was tested.

The visa application. The interview. Your child's first night away. You did your part, and still you keep refreshing your email. Hand the rest to Him. He is enough.

If I stop worrying, things will fall apart.

I do my part, and Allah is enough for the rest.

Try this

Write down one worry, do one step about it, then say hasbiyallah and put the paper away.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 33:1)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا - وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا - وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

(1. O Prophet! Have Taqwa of Allah, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.)(2. And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.)(3. And put your trust in Allah, and sufficient is Allah as a Trustee.)

The Command to defy the Disbelievers and Hypocrites by following the Revelation of Allah and putting One's Trust in Him

Here Allah points out something lower by referring to something higher. When He commands His servant and Messenger to do this, He is also commanding those who are lower than him, and the command is addressed to them more so. Talq bin Habib said: "Taqwa means obeying Allah in the light of the guidance of Allah and in hope of earning the reward of Allah, and refraining from disobeying Allah in the light of the guidance of Allah and fearing the punishment of Allah."

وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ

(and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites.) means, do not listen to what they say and do not consult them.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

(Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise) means, He is more deserving of your following His commandments and obeying Him, for He knows the consequences of all things and is Wise in all that He says and does. Allah says:

وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ ۚ 

(And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord.) meaning, of the Qur'an and Sunnah.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

(Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.) means, nothing at all is hidden from Him, and put your trust in Allah, i.e., in all your affairs and situations.

وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

(and sufficient is Allah as a Wakil.) means, sufficient is He as a Trustee for the one who puts his trust in Him and turns to Him.