The Impact of Relying on a Salary and Not Asking Allah for Sustenance on Reliance upon Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does my not asking Allah the Exalted for sustenance and seeking it from Him, by relying on my monthly salary, undermine my reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Yes, if you rely on it, if you rely on anything other than Allah, this is a failure in tawakkul (reliance upon Allah), no.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does my not asking Allah the Exalted for sustenance and seeking it from Him, by relying on my monthly salary, undermine my reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Yes, if you rely on it, if you rely on anything other than Allah, this is a failure in tawakkul (reliance upon Allah), no.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ } — islamhouse.com (1:09:06)
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