about the issue of putting one's trust in Allah (tawakkul) and taking
measures; the trust of some of the righteous is like that of Maryam,
to whom summer fruits used to come in the winter and vice versa
without her taking any measures; rather she focused completely on
worship. Please advise us about that, may Allah bless you.
Praise be to Allaah.
Putting one's trust in Allah involves two things:
(i) Depending on Allah and believing that He is the One
Who causes measures to be effective; His decree comes to pass; He has
decreed all things, counted them out and ordained them, may He be
glorified and exalted.
(ii) Taking appropriate measures; putting one's trust in
Allah does not mean refraining from taking measures; rather part of
putting one's trust in Allah is taking appropriate measures and
striving to do so. The one who refrains from doing so has gone against
the laws and decree of Allah. Allah hascommanded us to take
appropriate measures and He encourages us to do so; He commanded His
Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to do that.
So it is not permissible for the believer to refrain from taking
appropriate measures; in fact he is not truly putting his trust in
Allah unless he takes appropriate measures. Hence it is prescribed to
get married in order to have a child, and it is enjoined to have
intercourse. If someone were to say: I shall not get married and I
shall wait to have a child without getting married,he would be
regarded asinsane; this is not the way of those who are wise and
rational. Similarly, he should not sit in his house or in the mosque
seeking charity and waiting for provision to come to him; rather he
should strive hard and work to seek to earn halaal provision.
Maryam (may Allah have mercy on her) did not forgo taking measures.
Allah said to her (interpretation of the meaning): "And shake the
trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon
you" [Maryam 19:25]. So she shook the palm tree and took appropriate
measures until the dates fell. Her action is not contrary to taking
measures and thefact that she found provision with her and that Allah
honoured her and gave her some provision does not indicate that she
refrained from taking appropriate measures; rather she devoted herself
to worship and also took appropriate measures.
If Allah bestows upon some of His close friends some miracles
(karaamaat), this is by His grace and bounty, but that does not
indicate that we should forgo taking appropriate measures. Itis proven
that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"Strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help ofAllaah,
and do not feel helpless." Narrated by Muslim, 2664. And Allah, may He
be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "You
(Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and
everything)" [al-Faatihah 1:5].
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah havemercy on him).
Fataawa Noor 'ala
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