Al-Wakil (الْوَكِيْلُ) means The Trustee. It is name 52 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Wakīl takes care of the affairs of those who rely on Him. Tawakkul, trust in Allah, means doing what you can and leaving the outcome to Al-Wakīl.
The root and its meaning
Al-Wakil comes from the Arabic root و ك ل (w-k-l), which carries the sense of entrusting and relying.
Where it is in the Quran
"Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs" was said by Ibrahim in the fire and by the companions after Uhud.
Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:173
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا۟ لَكُمْ فَٱخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَٰنًۭا وَقَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ
Allazeena qaala lahumun naasu innan naasa qad jama'oo lakum fakhshawhum fazaadahum eemaannanwa wa qaaloo hasbunal laahu wa ni'malwakeel
Those to whom hypocrites said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs."
Quran 3:173. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Surah Al-Muzzammil 73:9
رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًۭا
Rabbul mashriqi wal maghriibi laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fattakhizhu wakeelaa
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
Quran 73:9. 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 وَكِيْلُ (Yā Wakīl) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Wakīl, I hand this to You."
Say it often
حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ
Ḥasbunallāhu wa niʿmal-wakīl
"Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs."
Quran 3:173, the end of the verse.
- Quran 3:173, translation by Sahih International.
- Quran 73:9, translation by Sahih International.
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