Taking the Means and Its Relationship to Reliance upon Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about the ruling on taking the means, and whether this contradicts reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Taking the means is commanded and does not contradict reliance upon Allah. A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about his she-camel: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This combines the action of taking the means with reliance upon Allah, because tying her is an action of taking the means, and reliance upon Allah is depending on Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), not on the rope and the tether. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about the ruling on taking the means, and whether this contradicts reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Taking the means is commanded and does not contradict reliance upon Allah. A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about his she-camel:
Tie her, O Messenger of Allah, or should I rely upon Allah?
أعقلها يا رسول الله أو أتوكل؟Tie her and rely upon Allah
اعقلها وتوكل
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (173) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-03-14] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:20)
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