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5033 Sustenance: in both the literal and the figurative sense; so also "Freed Me" at the end of the verse. Allah is
independent of all needs. It is therefore absurd to suppose that He should require any Sustenance, and still more
absurd to suppose that we can feed Him! The gifts, the Sustenance, the goodness, all come from His side. (51.57)
51:58 - For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance Lord of Power Steadfast (for ever). 5034
5034 Allah commands all power; therefore any power we seek must be from Him. And His power is steadfast, the same today
as yesterday, and for ever. Therefore His help is always sure. (51.58)
67:15 - It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you so traverse ye through its tracts and
enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. 55715572
5571 Zalal is used in ii. 71 for an animal trained and tractable: here it is used to qualify the earth, and I have translated
'manageable'. Man has managed to make paths through deserts and over mountains: through rivers and seas by
means of ships; through the air by means of airways; he has made bridges and tunnels and other means of
communication. But this he has only been able to do because Allah has given him the necessary intelligence and has
made the earth tractable to that intelligence. (67.15)
5572 In describing Allah's gifts and mercies and watchful care in this our temporary sojourn on this earth, it is made clear
that the ultimate end is the Hereafter. The real Beyond, which is the goal, is the life after the Resurrection. (67.15)
67:21 - Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision?
Nay they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth). 5579
5579 "Sustenance" here, as elsewhere, (e.g., in xvi. 73, n. 2105), refers to all that is necessary to sustain and develop life in
all its phases. Allah Most Gracious is the Source of all our Sustenance, and if we persist in looking to Vanities for our
Sustenance, we are pursuing a mirage, and, if we examine the matter, we are only following obstinate unpulses of
rebellion and impiety. (67.21)
Hadith Qudsi
Hadith Qudsi 26
Truly of those devoted to Me the one I most favour is a believer who is of meagre means and much given to prayer, who has
been particular in the worship of his Lord and has obeyed Him inwardly, who was obscure among people and not pointed out,
and whose sustenance was just sufficient to provide for him yet he bore this patiently. Then the Prophet (pbuh) rapped his
hand and said: Death will have come early to him, his mourners will have been few, his estate scant.
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 2271
Narrated by
Qabisah ibn Mukhariq al-Hilali
I was in debt and I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and begged help from him regarding it. He said:
Wait till we receive Sadaqah, so that we order that to be given to you. He again said: Qabisah, begging is not permissible
except for one of the three (classes) of people: one who has incurred debt, for him begging is permissible until he pays that
off, after which he must stop; a man whose property has been destroyed by a calamity which has smitten him, for him
begging is permissible until he receives enough sustenance, or reasonable subsistence; and a person who has been smitten
by property, the genuineness of which is confirmed by three intelligent members of his people, for him begging is permissible
till he receives that which will support him, or will provide him with subsistence. Qabisah, besides these three (every other
reason) for begging is forbidden, and one who engages in such consumes that which is forbidden.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
Hadith 79
Narrated by
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umar heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: 'If you put your faith completely in Allah, He will arrange for your
sustenance in the same way as He provides for the birds. They go out in the morning with their stomachs empty and return
filled in the evening.'
Transmitted by Tirmidhi.
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 4651 Narrated by
Abdullah
It has been narrated on the authority of Masruq who said: We asked Abdullah about the Qur'anic verse: "Think not of those
who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they are alive, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord...." (iii.169).
He said: We asked the meaning of the verse (from the Holy Prophet) who said: The souls of the martyrs live in the bodies of
green birds who have their nests in chandeliers hung from the throne of the Almighty. They eat the fruits of Paradise
wherever they like and then nestle in these chandeliers. Once their Lord cast a glance at them and said: Do ye want
anything? They said: What more can we desire? We eat the fruit of Paradise wherever we like. Their Lord asked them the
same question thrice. When they saw that they would continue to be asked and not left (without answering the question),
they said: O Lord, we wish that Thou mayest return our souls to our bodies so that we may be slain in Thy cause once again.
When He (Allah) saw that they had no need, they were left (to their joy in heaven).
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