Combining Reliance upon Allah with Taking the Means

Question:
Ibrahim from al-Hawtah, please go ahead, Ibrahim. Good evening, Professor 'Abd al-Karim, and good evening, the issue of Shaykh Salih. May Allah welcome you. My question is for the Honorable Shaykh Salih, but regarding, for example, giving advice specifically about taking the means and not abandoning the means. I mean, some people nowadays abandon the means, and then something happens, and they say, "By Allah, this is the divine decree and destiny," without having done the means. We would like, for example, guidance from Shaykh Salih, a word about relying on Allah and taking the means. May Allah bless you. Thank you.

Answer:
Both are necessary, my brother. It is necessary to take the means along with reliance upon Allah the Exalted. One should not rely on Allah and abandon doing the means, nor should one do the means and abandon reliance upon Allah. Rather, it is necessary to combine the two. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.