Combining the Taking of Means with Reliance upon Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner asks and says: How can a believer reconcile taking the means with reliance upon Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
There is no conflict or contradiction between them. One takes the means and relies upon Allah, combining the two. He does not rely on the means and abandon reliance, nor does he rely on reliance and abandon the means. Rather, he combines them, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined them, and his Companions did as well. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner asks and says: How can a believer reconcile taking the means with reliance upon Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
There is no conflict or contradiction between them. One takes the means and relies upon Allah, combining the two. He does not rely on the means and abandon reliance, nor does he rely on reliance and abandon the means. Rather, he combines them, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined them, and his Companions did as well. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:09:27)
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