Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And do not kill your children out of fear of poverty"
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Question:
This questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the topic of sustenance, Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guaranteed sustenance for all created beings, both human and animal. But in the noble verse, where He Blessed and Exalted is He says:[Al-Isra 17:31], how do we interpret the fact that a person with eight or seven children cannot find what to feed them, and barely finds the food for his own day?
Answer:
He should ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic for their sustenance. The One who created them has guaranteed their sustenance, so it does not concern Him that they have no sustenance. Sustenance is with Allah,[Hud 11:6]. However, sustenance requires taking means; it requires seeking, it requires searching. So he searches for their sustenance, he earns for them, and Allah helps him in that. Yes.
This questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the topic of sustenance, Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guaranteed sustenance for all created beings, both human and animal. But in the noble verse, where He Blessed and Exalted is He says:
And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْAnswer:
He should ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic for their sustenance. The One who created them has guaranteed their sustenance, so it does not concern Him that they have no sustenance. Sustenance is with Allah,
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision
وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/010 — archive.org (8:29)
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