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Sunan Ibn Majah 4164

Umar said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He is due, you would be given provision like the birds: They go out…

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حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ

يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلْتُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرَزَقَكُمْ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا»

Umar said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He is due, you would be given provision like the birds: They go out hungry in the morning and come back with full bellies in the evening.’”

উমার (রাঃ) বলেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কে বলতে শুনেছিঃ যদি তোমরা যথার্থই আল্লাহর উপর ভরসা করতে, তাহলে তিনি অবশ্যই তোমাদেরকে পাখির মত রিযিক দান করতেন। ভোরবেলা পাখিরা খালিপেটে (বাসা থেকে) বের হয়ে যায় এবং সন্ধ্যাবেলা উদর পূর্তি করে (বাসায়) ফিরে আসে।

عمر رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو فرماتے ہوئے سنا: اگر تم اللہ تعالیٰ پر ایسے ہی توکل ( بھروسہ ) کرو جیسا کہ اس پر توکل ( بھروسہ ) کرنے کا حق ہے، تو وہ تم کو ایسے رزق دے گا جیسے پرندوں کو دیتا ہے، وہ صبح میں خالی پیٹ نکلتے ہیں اور شام کو پیٹ بھر کر لوٹتے ہیں ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Harmalah bin Yahya] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdullah bin Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Ibnu Lahi'ah] dari [Ibnu Hubairah] dari [Abu Tamim Al Jaisyani] dia berkata; saya mendengar [Umar] berkata, "Saya mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Sekiranya kalian bertawakkal kepada Allah dengan sebenar-benarnya tawakkal, niscaya Dia akan memberi rizki kepada kalian sebagaimana Dia memberi rizki terhadap burung, ia pergi dalam keadaan lapar dan pulang dalam keadaan kenyang

Ömer (bin el-Hattâb) (r. a.)'den; Şöyle demiştir: Ben, Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'i şöyle buyururken işittim: Eğer siz hakkıyle Allah'a tevekkül etseydiniz sabahleyin aç gidip akşamleyin tok olarak (yuvalarına) dönen kuşları rızıklandırdığı gibi sizi (de) muhakkak rızıklandırırdı. Diğer tahric: Tirmizi (2344); Nesai s-kübra (11805); Ahmed, Müsned (205); İbn Hibban

Sunan Ibn Majah 4164, Book 37, Zuhd, Hadith 65. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urges us to rely upon Allah Almighty in bringing about benefits and warding off evils in terms of worldly and religious affairs, for indeed, no one gives or withholds and causes harm or brings benefit except He, Exalted be He. And that we should pursue the proper means to achieve the benefits and avert the evils while relying on Allah.

Once we do this, Allah will provide for us as He provides for birds, who go hungry in the morning and return in the evening with full bellies. This practice of the birds falls under the pursuit of the proper means of seeking sustenance without lethargy and passive reliance.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth highlights the merit of reliance upon Allah and that it is one of the best means whereby sustenance can be obtained.
  • Reliance upon Allah does not contradict the pursuit of the proper means, as he informed that true reliance does not run counter to going out in the morning and returning in the evening in search of sustenance.
  • The Shariah devotes attention to the acts of the heart, as reliance upon Allah falls under this category.
  • Attachment to the means alone constitutes a deficiency in one's religion, and abandonment of the means denotes a deficiency in one's reason.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Harmalah ibn YahyaTold us, Fourth generation, died 243 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn WahbTold us, Third generation, died 197 AH
  4. 4Abdullah ibn LahiahInformed me, Third generation, died 173 AH
  5. 5Abdullah ibn HubayrahFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
  6. 6Abu Tamim al-JayshaniFrom, Successor, died 77 AH
  7. 7Umar ibn al-KhattabHeard, Companion, died 23 AH

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