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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Order Between Reliance on Allah and Taking the Means

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Does the Muslim begin with reliance on Allah first and then take the means, or does he begin with the means and then rely on Allah?

Answer:
Reliance on Allah continues from the beginning to the end of the work; he acts and relies on Allah. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (1:13:46)

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