Who guarantees sustenance?

Dear Islamic brothers!  We have learnt through the above-mentioned blessed narrations that the Haraam wealth is nothing but destruction. Therefore, it is necessary for a Muslim to refrain from usury and other means of Haraam wealth so that he could remain safe from destruction in world and in Hereafter as well as from lack of sustenance. Bear it in your mind that all living creatures whether they are citizens living in modern cities or villagers living in villages; whether they are beasts living in jungle or birds living in nests; whether they are fish living in the bottom of seas or are insects praising Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ inside stones – it’s a fact that the sustenance of everyone and everything depends on the Mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

وَ مَا مِنْ دَآبَّةٍ فِی الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا عَلَى اللّٰهِ رِزْقُهَا

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And there is none that walks upon the earth whose sustenance does not depend on the mercy of Allah.

(Part 12, Surah Hood, Ayah 6)

As Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is Himself the Provider of the sustenance of every living thing, we should have absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Instead of causing loss to our Muslim brothers by receiving usury [i.e. interest] from them, we should seek sustenance through fair and permissible means. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ whatever is       in ordained by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will surely be granted to us. The Beloved Rasool     صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Indeed sustenance searches for a person as his death searches for him. (Sahih Ibn Habbaan, vol. 4, pp. 98, Hadees 3227)

Therefore, Keeping in view the above-mentioned blessed Hadees, we should have absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and should bear in mind that increase in sustenance can only be obtained by pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

If every individual of our society uses the apparent and permissible means of earning sustenance whilst seeking the mercy and grace of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with absolute trust in Him, creating piety and Divine fear in the heart and refraining