Post by maruf on May 9, 2004 7:36:41 GMT -5
An Important concept to understand in Islaam. When we apply this concept that Allah gives the Rizq (Provisions), it foster brotherhood and compassion as opposed to Capitalism, which disconnects itself with the one who gave the material, thus seeks to compete for material at all cost under man's law.
The concept of Rizq puts our minds to ease, we strive to live the Life the Creator (Allah) intended us to live (obeying him in what he has ordered us to do in this life) knowing that it is already written and Allah is Merciful.
was-salaam
Rizq (Provisions)
Rizq (provisions) means everything a person makes use of, for example, the money he earns, the Clothes he wears, the rood 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 greatesttime 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 what a man is synonymous with his Rizq. What a man earns may also contain his wives' 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 (swt) says:
"Who is the one who is going to give you Rizq if Allah with holds it from you" (TMQ Sura Mulk Verse)
Also
"If Allah tests a person and withholds his Rizq he will say my Lord has humiliated me" Sura Fajr
And "Allah has favored 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 Muhammad (SAW) said "The holy spirit inspired in my soul that nobody will pass away until he accomplishes his livelihood (Rizq), term of life (ajl), and destiny"
How you try to gain your Rizq 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 Rizq 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 Rizq.
Also if you stay at home saying Allah will provide for you, How dow you know that Allah has ordained Rizq for you when you stay at home? Rizq 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 their 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 insurance policy (which is Haram) on your life you may feel that your future is secure and their Rizq 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 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 is in fact 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 Rizq will enable a Muslim to be at peace in this universe, so that if he
is denied the means of Rizq or is afflicted by a catastrophe he is not lost and finished - which is what
happens when people get engrossed in the material world.
Instead the Muslim should strive to
speak the truth and hold onto Islam, and work to establish the Deen of Allah. He should not fear for his job, or his life, he should just fear facing Allah on the day of judgmenthaving not fulfilled his commands. In a hadith Musmmmed (SAW) said:"Let not the fear of people stop anyone of you from saying what is true, or doing something important, because what you say or do will not keep you from your Rizq, or keep you from your ajl (life span)."
The concept of Rizq puts our minds to ease, we strive to live the Life the Creator (Allah) intended us to live (obeying him in what he has ordered us to do in this life) knowing that it is already written and Allah is Merciful.
was-salaam
Rizq (Provisions)
Rizq (provisions) means everything a person makes use of, for example, the money he earns, the Clothes he wears, the rood 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 greatesttime 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 what a man is synonymous with his Rizq. What a man earns may also contain his wives' 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 (swt) says:
"Who is the one who is going to give you Rizq if Allah with holds it from you" (TMQ Sura Mulk Verse)
Also
"If Allah tests a person and withholds his Rizq he will say my Lord has humiliated me" Sura Fajr
And "Allah has favored 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 Muhammad (SAW) said "The holy spirit inspired in my soul that nobody will pass away until he accomplishes his livelihood (Rizq), term of life (ajl), and destiny"
How you try to gain your Rizq 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 Rizq 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 Rizq.
Also if you stay at home saying Allah will provide for you, How dow you know that Allah has ordained Rizq for you when you stay at home? Rizq 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 their 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 insurance policy (which is Haram) on your life you may feel that your future is secure and their Rizq 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 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 is in fact 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 Rizq will enable a Muslim to be at peace in this universe, so that if he
is denied the means of Rizq or is afflicted by a catastrophe he is not lost and finished - which is what
happens when people get engrossed in the material world.
Instead the Muslim should strive to
speak the truth and hold onto Islam, and work to establish the Deen of Allah. He should not fear for his job, or his life, he should just fear facing Allah on the day of judgmenthaving not fulfilled his commands. In a hadith Musmmmed (SAW) said:"Let not the fear of people stop anyone of you from saying what is true, or doing something important, because what you say or do will not keep you from your Rizq, or keep you from your ajl (life span)."