When the Prophet (SAWA) asked him about trusting in Allah, said, '[It is ] to know that a creature can neither harm nor benefit, nor give nor deny [of itself], and it is to display hopelessness from people, so when a servant is such, then he will not do anything for anyone other than Allah, will neither hope nor fear in anyone other than Allah, and will not seek other than Allah this is complete trust.'
The Archangel Gabriel [as]
Ma'ani al-Akhbar, p. 261, no. 1. See the whole tradition in Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 20, no. 4
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