Explanation of the author's statement: "And His saying: (Indeed, Allah is the Provider, the Owner of strength, the Firm)"
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The Shaykh : He said: "And His saying: [Adh-Dhariyat 51:58]".
In this verse, it is appropriate to give it a title, which is affirming the attribute of strength for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah the Exalted said:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:58] This verse came after His saying: [Adh-Dhariyat 51:56-57] Why? [Adh-Dhariyat 51:58] They are the ones who need His provision, whereas Allah the Exalted does not want provision from them, nor does He want them to feed Him, nor does He want them to give Him provision to dispose of as He wills, nor does He want them to feed Him a specific amount to benefit from, because Allah is the Provider, the Owner of strength, the Firm.
And is a form of exaggeration derived from provision (rizq), and provision is giving. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:8] Yes, so provision means giving, and a person asks Allah the Exalted in his prayer, saying: "O Allah, provide for me." It is giving, and provision is divided into two categories: general and specific.
So the general category: everything that benefits the body is from the provision of Allah, whether it is lawful or forbidden, and whether the one being provided for is a Muslim or a disbeliever. For this reason, al-Safarini said:
"And provision is what benefits from what is lawful *** And its opposite is what is removed from what is impossible
Because He is the Provider of all creation *** And no creature is without provision"
Yes, because if you said that provision is lawful giving, then everyone who eats what is forbidden would not have been provided for, even though Allah gave them what sustains their bodies. So the general provision: what is the general provision? Everything that sustains the body and benefits it is provision, whether it is lawful or forbidden. Do you understand? But provision is of two types: good and bad. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:32] and He did not say "and the provision." He said "the good things from the provision," whereas the bad things from the provision are forbidden.
Now, this is a person who neither sells nor buys, but he robs people.
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُIn this verse, it is appropriate to give it a title, which is affirming the attribute of strength for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ(56) And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (57) I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالأِنْسَ إِلاّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْعِمُونِIndeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُAnd
the Provider
الرَّزَّاقُAnd when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ الْقِسْمَةَ أُولُو الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينُ فَارْزُقُوهُمْ مِنْهُSo the general category: everything that benefits the body is from the provision of Allah, whether it is lawful or forbidden, and whether the one being provided for is a Muslim or a disbeliever. For this reason, al-Safarini said:
"And provision is what benefits from what is lawful *** And its opposite is what is removed from what is impossible
Because He is the Provider of all creation *** And no creature is without provision"
Yes, because if you said that provision is lawful giving, then everyone who eats what is forbidden would not have been provided for, even though Allah gave them what sustains their bodies. So the general provision: what is the general provision? Everything that sustains the body and benefits it is provision, whether it is lawful or forbidden. Do you understand? But provision is of two types: good and bad. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:
Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?"
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِNow, this is a person who neither sells nor buys, but he robs people.