immediate worldly benefit and pleasure from it. (Summarized from: Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 270-271)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to 17 blessed Ahadees about the reality of the world and about its condemnation from page 11 of a booklet named, ‘Jannati Mahal ka Sawda’, written by Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ.

1. Sustenance of birds

Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said that he heard the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم say, ‘If you trust (i.e. have Tawakkul) in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ as He ought to be trusted, He will give you sustenance as He gives to birds that go hungry in the morning and return with their stomachs filled in the evening.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 154, Hadees 2351)

Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘The right of trust is to believe in Allah Almighty as the real giver of sustenance.’ Some other scholars have stated, ‘Struggling (to earn Halal sustenance) and then leaving the result to the Will of Allah Almighty is the right of trust in Allah Almighty. One should work physically but have trust in Allah Almighty. It is also a proven fact that those trusting Allah Almighty do not die of hunger.’

It should be kept in mind that birds do go out of their nest in search of sustenance. However, as trees are immovable, they get water and fertilizers etc., where they are. When a baby crow hatches out, its colour is naturally white so its parents fly away due to fear. With the command of Allah Almighty, a particular type of small insects gather over its mouth and the baby crow feeds on them. When it turns black, its parents return.

(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 7, pp. 113-114; Mirqat, vol. 9, pp. 156, Hadees 5299)