Al-Hasib (الْحَسِيْبُ) means The Reckoner. It is name 40 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Ḥasīb takes account of every deed and is enough for whoever relies on Him. Ḥasbunallāh, "Allah is enough for us", comes from the same root.
The root and its meaning
Al-Hasib comes from the Arabic root ح س ب (ḥ-s-b), which carries the sense of counting, and being enough.
Where it is in the Quran
Allah says "Allah is sufficient as Reckoner" in 4:6 and 33:39.
Surah An-Nisaa 4:86
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍۢ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا
Wa izaa huyyeetum bitahiy yatin fahaiyoo bi ahsana minhaaa aw ruddoohaa; innal laaha kaana 'alaa kulli shai'in Haseeba
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
Quran 4:86. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Surah Al-Ahzaab 33:39
ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَٰلَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهُۥ وَلَا يَخْشَوْنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًۭا
Allazeena yuballighoona Risaalaatil laahi wa yakhshaw nahoo wa laa yakkhshawna ahadan illal laah; wa kafaa billaahi Haseebaa
[Allah praises] those who convey the messages of Allah and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Allah. And sufficient is Allah as Accountant.
Quran 33:39. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Calling on Allah by this Name
Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا حَسِيْبُ (Yā Ḥasīb) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Ḥasīb, You are enough for me."
A dua from the Quran
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Fa in tawallaw faqul lhasbiyal laahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa 'alaihi tawakkkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul 'Arshil 'Azeem
But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."
Quran 9:129. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
- Quran 4:86, translation by Sahih International.
- Quran 33:39, translation by Sahih International.
- Quran 9:129, translation by Sahih International.
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