The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Ekven: The Devifs Deception of the $Ujis
Section Second:
The Salaf used to order others to Seek
Sustenance
'Umar lbn al-Khanab (rat/fyA1kihu anhu) said: 0 poor people! Raise
your heads, the path has become clear, race with one another in
good works, and be not a burden on the Muslims.
And whenever 'Umar lbn al-Khanab (rat/.iJIAllahu 'anhu) saw a lad
who pleased him he would ask whether he had any trade; if the
reply was in the negative, 'Umar would say: He has sunk in my eyes.
Abii'l-Qasim lbn al-Khuttali said: I asked Al:imad lbn Ianbal: What
say you of a man who sits in his house or in his majid, saying: I am
not going to do anything, I am waiting for my sustenance to reach
me. AJ::imad replied: Such a man is an ignorant person. Have you not
heard the words of the Prophet (;i)? "Allah set my sustenance under
the shadow of my spear."
And there is the other J::iadith discussing how birds leave their nests
in the morning with small bellies seeking sustenance. 221 Allah said:
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"Others traveling throughout the land seeking [something]
of the bounty of Allah."
[al-Muzz.ammil (73): 20],
and He said:
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MusnadAl)mad 1/52 and Ibn Majah #4174, and it is authentic.
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