Allah (SWT) is Ar-Razzaq, The All-Provider, The All-Sustainer not just of food and wealth, but of everything you need. Peace of mind? He provides it. Love? He provides it. Strength in tough times? That’s Him, too.
But how do you trust that when bills are piling up, careers are uncertain, and inflation makes even the basics harder to afford?
The answer? You just do!
An unborn baby—no job, no savings, no LinkedIn profile, yet it gets exactly what it needs. Who provides for it?
An elderly man is too weak to work, yet food still reaches his table. Who provides for him?
Birds leave their nests every morning, unsure of where their food will come from. But don’t they always return full?
Trees grow without salaries or investments. And how many of them? Three trillion. Who nourishes them all?
“And there is no creature on earth whose provision is not upon Allah.” [Quran 11:6]
Not the ant beneath the Amazon’s soil. Not the blue whale in the Pacific’s depths. Not you, not me. No one provides for themselves—only Allah (SWT) provides.
And rizq? It’s never just about effort. People with fancy degrees struggle with unemployment, while a random shopkeeper makes a decent living. A housewife, who doesn’t “earn” in the traditional sense, holds a house together with barakah so deep that it never lacks.
And not all rizq looks the same. Sometimes, a missed job leads to a life-changing opportunity. Sometimes, the money doesn’t come, but a door opens to something better. And sometimes, what you’re praying is withheld because He knows it would have been a burden, not a blessing.
“And whoever has taqwa of Allah, He will make a way out for him, and He will provide for him from where he does not expect.” [Quran 65:2-3]
Let that sink in. Your rizq isn’t tied to your hustle. It’s tied to your taqwa.
That doesn’t mean we don’t work hard—it means we work with trust. The paycheck isn’t the source. The employer isn’t the provider. The effort isn’t the guarantee. It’s always, only, Ar-Raziq.
So work hard, yes. Be ambitious, yes. But don’t lose sleep over what Allah (SWT) has already promised.
Because the One who took care of you yesterday is the same One taking care of you today.
