RIZQ (SUSTENANCE) (Episode 1)*

 Muslims Till Death:

AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                              *RIZQ (SUSTENANCE) (Episode 1)*                                                                                                                                      

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*Rizq* in Arabic is unpredictable. Sometimes, it comes through unknown sources and in varying forms too. *Wealth, health, even the greying hair is Rizq from Allah.* Some scholars translate Rizq as *‘sustenance’, ‘provision’ and some call it ‘blessings’.* It can also be seen as something that brings benefit or that which repels harm. Given that, it is quite difficult to encapsulate the meaning of Rizq in a single translation because Rizq is sustenance, provision, blessings and more.                                            
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📢 *Allah is Ar-Ràziq and Ar-Razzàq*

🌷The word Rizq is mentioned *123* times in the Quran and most of which essentially addresses how it comes from Allah the Exalted. It is He who determines what a person will obtain in this life. It is Allah who gives us happiness and Allah who sets the events for sadness. He is Allah Ar-Ràziq and Ar-Razzàq, The Provider. This is described by Allah Himself in the Quran:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

“Indeed, it is Allah who is the (continual) Provider, the firm possessor of strength.”

(Surah Adh-Dhariyat, 51:58).
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                                     وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

 And indeed, it is Allah who is the best of providers

(Surah Al-Hajj, 22:58)

👉The word ‘Razzàq’ is a hyperbolic or active expression of the word ‘Ràziq’. Both words literally mean ‘The Provider’ but the former signifies a more profound meaning in the abundance of Rizq that Allah provides His creation with and how His Rizq reaches anybody and everybody it has been written for.
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*Rizq is already written*

👉"The concept of rizq is so beautiful. Even when you eat a piece of fruit, it was always written for you. From the moment it grew from a tree, it went through all these people and travelled all this way until it was in your hands. It was always meant to be yours."

💐There is a famous hadith that reports on how every human shares the same initial stages of life - starting from being in the womb for 40 days, and then into a clot of blood for the same period, before phasing into a lump of flesh for also the same amount of time.
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Afterwards, the hadith states that:

ثم يرسل إليه الملك فينفخ فيه الروح، ويؤمر بأربع كلماتٍ: بكَتْبِ رزقه وأجله وعمله، وشقي أو سعيدٌ

👉“Then (Allah) sends to it an angel who is tasked to breathe soul into it. (The angel) is then commanded to write down four matters: 💐the writing of the (developing child’s) 💐rizq (sustenance), 💐his life span, his actions, and whether he will be truly 💐happy or miserable”

(Sahih Bukhari & Muslim).
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From the mentioned hadith, we understand that Rizq, as with everything else in life, has been predetermined by Allah s.w.t. There are two ways to process this information.

▫️. A person could blame fate for the miserable and destitute conditions that he/she has been brought up in. One might even be quick to say that they can never live a good life because it has been predetermined.
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▫️. We acknowledge that ease and difficulty come from Allah and that a Muslim needs to work towards improving his/her conditions or in other words, to put in effort accordingly.

A person can never say that ‘I am fated with little Rizq till the end of my life’ until it really has happened. Conversely, one cannot make a claim upon something that has yet to happen.
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🍇 *The significance of effort and the different types of Rizq*

Allah has commanded for every capable individual to put in the right effort in search of provision despite it being pre-determined for everyone. This is also reflected in the way Allah has created birds and animals, their way of life, to survive and to procreate. The Prophet s.a.w. mentioned in a hadith:

لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرُزِقْتُمْ كَمَا يُرْزَقُ الطَّيْرُ تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا

�“If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He is due, you would be given provision like the birds. It goes forth hungry in the morning and returns with a full belly at dusk.”

(Sunan At-Tirmizi).
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📢💐 *rizq meaning in english*

As a believer, one needs to be aware of the intricate relationship between faith and effort in the concept of finding Rizq. Limiting it to only faith that provision will come with no effort is insufficient. However, doing the opposite by making the necessary effort without acknowledging reliance on Allah s.w.t, is also misguided and will lead the person to an undesirable result.

👉An analogy would be that of a cab driver. If the driver only prays for a customer and waits, he might not see the potential customer who is standing just around the corner.


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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We will conclude this topic tomorrow in sha Allah. Let's  try and tart the six-day fast soonest to deter shaytaan from discouraging us*. Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.