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Rizq
(provisions) means everything a person makes use of, for example, the
money he earns, the clothes he wears, the roof over his head, whether
it is lawful or unlawful. The subject is of paramount importance since
it involves that area of activity in which most of us spend the
greatest time and energy. May be the reason you are doing your
particular degree at university is to get a job and make as much money
as possible.
If a man is asked what is the source of his rizq he will probably reply from my job. However it is not possible to say that a man is anonymous with his rizq. What a man earns may also contain his wifes and his children's rizq. Working is not the cause of rizq, for example you can work hard all day in your business and make no money, on the other hand you could be sitting at home and inherit a million pounds or receive a gift from a friend. Allah Tala says: "Who is the one who is going to give you rizq if Allah with holds it from you" (Sura Mulk) Also "If Allah tests a person and withholds his rizq he will say my Lord has humiliated me" Sura Fajr And "Allah has favoured some of you over others with regards to rizq" 16:17 So it is evident from these ayah that rizq is from Allah. The amount of rizq you will have is fixed before you are born. In a hadith Muhammed (saw) said "The holy spirit inspired in my soul that nobody will pass away until he accomplishes his livlihood (rizq), term of life (ajl), and destiny" How you try to gain your rizk is up to you, you may work for it or you may steal it. A man was caught stealing at the time of Imam Abu Hanifa, and was brought to him. The Imam asked him why he had stolen what Allah had already ordained for him? It could be argued though that if your rizk is fixed and you cannot change it, and it is ordained for you before you are born, what is the point of working? The answer is that Allah has commanded you to be in a position to work for your family, so you are in a position to get your rizk. Also if you stay at home saying Allah will provide for you, How do you know that Allah has ordained rizq for you when you stay at home? Rizk in this world is for both believers and unbelievers, because it is a part of Allah's universal mercy. You sometimes find that an unbeliever has more goods in this world then a believer. That is because he takes his entire wage in this world and non in the next. "Any who desire the life of this world and its finery, we will give them in it a full payment for their actions. They will not be deprived in it of their due. For those theri is nothing in the next world but the fire. What they did in it will come to nothing. What they were doing will prove worthless." (11-15:16) The good things of provision in the next world are for the believers alone:- "Say: Who has forbidden the fine clothing of Allah and the good and wholesome kinds of provision he has brought forth for his slaves? Say: On the day of rising they will be exclusively for those who believe during the life of this world" (7:32) We must bear in mind that this world is a trial. since this is the case man is subject to be tested by everything in it. Testing can be in the form of rizq. You may feel that by taking out an insurance policy (which is Haram) on your life you may feel that your future is secure and their rizk is provided for. However, their is no security except in Allah and no blessing except in lawful provision. It is only by weakness in belief and lack of trust in Allah Tala that man withers into the unlawful. Allah says in a hadith Qudsi: "Oh son of Adam! I created this existence for your sake and I created you for my sake so do not busy yourself with what is yours and be distracted from what you owe." Many people busy themselves trying to get what was s infact created for them any way. We are created to worship Allah, And this is not simply in prayer, fasting and hajj, but in every action we do. The correct understanding of rizk will enable a Muslim to be at peace in this universe, so that if he is denied the means of rizq or is afflicted he is not lost and finished - which is what happens when people get engrossed in the material world. At the same time it is this clear understand of Rizq that will allow us to make the most correct decisions according to Islam when we are faced with difficult times. So when there is a party at work or some function which is not permissible for Muslim to attend, the shaytan whispers in the ear and puts fear in people’s mind like ‘you might lose your job’, ‘manager may not be happy’ ‘what will the colleagues think.’ In these times if one understands Rizq is fixed by Allah they will have no problem in speaking the truth about the matter and be brave about it. The most important thing should be that we make correct decisions according to the Shariah of Islam and for the pleasure of Allah tala. The prophet (saw) said: "Let not the fear of people stop anyone of you from saying what is true, or doing something important, because what you sya or do will not keep you from your rizq, or keep you from your ajl (life span)." If I said good its from Allah Azz wa jal, if I made a mistake its my mistake.
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