Is this du’a found in Hadith?
اللهم إني أسألك صدق التوكل عليك وحسن الظن بك
Allahumma inni as-aluka sidqat tawakkuli ‘alayka wa husnaz dhanni bika
O Allah! I ask You to grant me true reliance on You and good expectations of You.
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this as the du’a of the Tab’i, Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah).
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 36491, Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 4 pg. 274, Siyaru A’alamin Nubala, vol. 4 pg. 325)
Imam Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah) has recorded the following words as a du’a of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) with a weak chain:
اللهم إني أسألك التوفيق لمحابك من الأعمال وصدق التوكل عليك وحسن الظن بك
Allahumma inni as-alukat tawfiqa li mahabika minal a’amal wa sidqat tawakkuli ‘alayka wa husnaz dhanni bika
(Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 8 pg. 224)
Translation
O Allah! I ask You to grant me the ability to do deeds that are beloved to You, I ask You to grant me true reliance on You and good expectations of You
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar