(108) الكفيل AL-KAFEEL


KNOWLEDGE

THE NAME OF ALLAH AL-KAFEEL is mentioned once in the Qur’an.

WHO IS AL-KAFEEL?

  • Al-Kafeel is the One Who is in charge of the affairs of the creation. He is the One Who guarantees their nourishment and provision. All of the creation needs the sponsorship of Allah and only He can sponsor everyone unlike the people who are limited. The Sponsorship of Allah is based on three pillars.

1. WITNESS A sponsor needs to witness what he sponsors and Allah is the All-Witness of everything because He sees what is happening.

2. PROTECTOR Allah is the One Who guards what He sponsors.

3. GUARANTOR Allah guarantees He will sponsor us and there is nothing that can disturb what all we entrust Him with.

TYPES OF SPONSORSHIP OF ALLAH

1. GENERAL SPONSORSHIP

  • He is in charge of providing the creation, disposing their affairs, guiding them and protecting them.

2. SPECIAL SPONSORSHIP

  • The one who approaches and asks Allah for His sponsorship then he will be granted a customized sponsorship suitable only for him.
  • Whoever is truthful with Allah and is pleased with Allah as his Kafeel, Allah will help him in fulfilling his duties and make his affairs easy in ways he could never imagine.

Reference: فقه الأسماء الحسنى - عبد الرزاق البدر


(108) الكفيل AL-KAFEEL

IMPACTS

  • Tawakkul and trust in Allah.
  • Entrust our faith, health, thoughts, mind, children, home and knowledge to Allah Al-Kafeel and He will take care of it in the best way.
  • Ask Allah for His special sponsorship.
  • Depend on Allah Al-Kafeel to fulfill our contracts and responsibilities we have.
  • If there is anyone under our sponsorship, then know it is Allah Who is the True Sponsor so that we do not commit shirk with ourselves.
  • If we have lost our job or no longer have a sponsor, then ask Allah Al-Kafeel Who is the True Sponsor.
  • If we are facing something we cannot understand then we ask Allah Al Muheet to make us surround it and understand it.

(108) الكفيل AL-KAFEEL

IN THE QUR’AN

وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا عَاهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا الْأَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

And fulfil the Covenant of Allah when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths after you have confirmed them - and indeed you have appointed Allah your surety. Verily! Allah knows what you do.

[Surah An-Nahl [16:91]]

 

IN THE SUNNAH

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “A man from Banu Israel asked another man from Banu Israel to lend him one thousand dinars. The second man required witnesses. The former replied: ‘Allah is sufficient as a witness.’ The second said: ‘I want a surety.’ The former replied: ‘Allah is sufficient as a surety.’ The second said: ‘You are right,’ and lent him the money for a certain period…”
[Part of a longer hadith]

[Sahih Al-Bukhari 2291]