Trust in Allāh ﷻ for Your Provision

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

There is an āyah concerning Banī Israīl, yet Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n is meant for everyone. It mentions the “Sabt” meaning Saturday. Just as Friday is our sacred day, Saturday was theirs. On that day, they were forbidden from hunting or fishing—a prohibition that remains to this day.

Those among them who are devout would refrain from any kind of work or activity on Saturdays. By the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ, their cities were situated along the seashore; they relied on fishing for their livelihood—eating the catch, selling it, and trading.

Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n relates that throughout the week, there were no fish to be found in the sea. Yet, on Saturday—the very day it was forbidden—the sea would teem with fish.

Why was this? As the Qur’ān states: “بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ”, “Bimā Kānū Yafsuqūn”, “Because they were defiantly disobeying..” (Qur’ān 07:163). They were people who committed sins; they were fāsiq (transgressors).

Consequently, as a form of punishment, Allāh ﷻ would ensure that on other days, there was barely enough fish to sustain them, whereas on Saturday, the fish would appear in abundance.

This holds a lesson for our own times as well. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam taught that if you chase after the world, you will never truly catch it—no matter how hard you run, it will remain just out of reach. If Allāh ﷻ wants, He ﷻ will grant it to you.

Many people complain, “I work so hard, yet things never quite come together. As soon as it’s about to work out, it doesn’t—why is that?” It may be that it is not your rizq (allotted provision), or you lack tawakkul (reliance upon Allāh ﷻ). In this day and age, hardly anyone possesses tawakkul upon Allāh ﷻ.

Our Prophet ﷺ says that if you rely upon Allāh ﷻ and continue on your path, the world will follow you. Your provision rizq will certainly reach you. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has ordained a specific provision for everyone.

Those who possess true īmān are aware of this; therefore, they do not fret excessively, asking, “How shall I live? What shall I do?” Allāh ﷻ has already decreed that provision for you. Wherever you may be, it will come to you—do not worry.

Pursue your work, but then place your trust in Allāh ﷻ. If it is meant for you, Allāh ﷻ will surely send it. If it is not, then no matter how hard you strive, it will not come to you—because it was never yours to begin with.

Many people come and say, “I have done this and that.” But if everyone were like you, no one would have any rizq—and there would be no provision left for you, either. Such is the wisdom of Allāh ﷻ.

Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n doesn’t mean that solely for Banī Israīl; it applies to everyone. Therefore, place your trust in Allāh ﷻ and strengthen your faith. Remain constant in your obedience to Him ﷻ. Do not worship Allāh ﷻ for the sake of money; rather, worship Him ﷻ because it is His ﷻ command.

Provision is something that He ﷻ alone bestows. Do not worship provision for the sake of provision; worship Allāh ﷻ. It is Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla who is Ar-Razzāq. He ﷻ is the One who will grant you your provision. Place your trust in Him ﷻ.

By the permission of Allāh ﷻ, one’s provision (rizq) will come—it will come seeking you out; it will not leave you. Yet, we see people today—people of this time—chasing after it.

In their desperate pursuit, saying, “I must get this, I must get that—I must acquire ten times more!” they end up losing even the one thing they already possessed. They are left with nothing; they are left completely empty-handed.

Therefore, the greatest blessing—the greatest provision—that Allāh ﷻ grants to human beings is īmān. A person who possesses īmān has no cause for worry; they fear nothing. For faith, in its essence, is believing in Allāh ﷻ, trusting in Him ﷻ, and placing one’s complete reliance (tawakkul) upon Him ﷻ.

May Allāh ﷻ grant us all true faith in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāh at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

14 November 2026/ 04 Jumada al-Thani 1448

Lefke, Cyprus

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