سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : التَّوَكُّلِ وَالْيَقِينِChapter: Reliance and certain faith
Hadith 4164
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ , أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ , عَنْ ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ , عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيِّ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ , يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلْتُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ , لَرَزَقَكُمْ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ , تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا " .
´‘Umar said:` “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He is due, you would be given provision like the birds: They go out hungry in the morning and come back with full bellies in the evening.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The reliance (tawakkul) of birds is that they do not store up provisions; rather, they are certain that just as Allah Ta’ala has provided them sustenance today, He will provide it tomorrow as well.
➋ Generally, a person hesitates to spend in the way of Allah because he fears poverty and deprivation regarding the future. He should have certainty that just as Allah has provided him sustenance now, He will provide it tomorrow as well.
➌ Tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) does not mean that lawful means should not be adopted. Birds also leave their nests and search for and eat their sustenance. In the same way, a person should, while avoiding greed, obtain sustenance through lawful means.
➊ The reliance (tawakkul) of birds is that they do not store up provisions; rather, they are certain that just as Allah Ta’ala has provided them sustenance today, He will provide it tomorrow as well.
➋ Generally, a person hesitates to spend in the way of Allah because he fears poverty and deprivation regarding the future. He should have certainty that just as Allah has provided him sustenance now, He will provide it tomorrow as well.
➌ Tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) does not mean that lawful means should not be adopted. Birds also leave their nests and search for and eat their sustenance. In the same way, a person should, while avoiding greed, obtain sustenance through lawful means.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4164
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
It is understood that a believer’s life should be free from anxiety over sustenance and livelihood, and his heart should be like that of birds, who do not store anything for themselves but rather go out every morning in search of sustenance and return in the evening with their stomachs full.
1:
It is understood that a believer’s life should be free from anxiety over sustenance and livelihood, and his heart should be like that of birds, who do not store anything for themselves but rather go out every morning in search of sustenance and return in the evening with their stomachs full.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2344
