Allah has guaranteed your livelihood and has commanded you to act. Therefore, the pursuit of that which has been guaranteed to you should not get preference over that whose performance has been enjoined upon you.
But by Allah, most certainly the position is that doubt has overtaken and certainty has been shattered and it seems as if what has been guaranteed to you is obligatory on you and what was made obligatory on you has been taken away from you. So, hasten towards (good) actions and dread the suddenness of death, because the return of age cannot be hoped for, as the return of livelihood can be hoped for. Whatever is missed from livelihood today may be hoped tomorrow with increase, but whatever is lost from the age yesterday, its return cannot be expected today.
Hope can be only for that which is to come, while about that which is passed there is only disappointment. So ";fear Allah as He ought to be feared and do not die until you are (true) Muslim."; (Qur'an , 3:102)
1. Reciting All Salat exactly on Time & following all HIS www.Islamic-laws.com increases Rizq
Things that increase/decrease "Rizq " click here | Increasing Sustenance-Booklet
2. Tasbih of Fatima Zehra (sa) :- Once the Prophet's (saw) daughter Fatima Zehra (as) asked the prophet for a helper. The Prophet(saw) advised her to recite the Tasbih which is known as 'Tasbih e Zehra'. This Tasbih is usually recited after each obligatory salat. However it also has great value for solving the problems of Rizq, Sustenance, Business, Job etc. Recite the tasbih with the niyat (intention) of seeking rizq (sustenance), before leaving the house ,before commencing business and before starting work at office.
34 times -Allah o Akbar, 33 times- Alhumdolillah & 33 times- Subhanallah
3. Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (as) said:“One who is busy in recitations after Morning Namaz till the sun rises is more successful in acquiring sustenance than through business for a whole month” -Reference: Makarimul Akhlaq, Pg. 304;
4. Tawasul of lady Khadija(sa): Seek intercession from her to overcome Rizq problems as her wealth made the Prophet (saws) wealthy
5. Saying Salam upon entering home A person came to the Prophet (saws.) and complained of poverty and straitening of sustenance. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) told him:
When you enter your house, say 'Salam' whether there is someone therein or not. Then recite Surah Tawheed, once. The man did as advised and Allah gave him so much that he even passed some of it to his neighbors.[8] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524
6. Dua NE'MUL Badal Lady Umme Salma was widowed in Madina and in difficulty when she requested the Holy Prophet (saws) for a Dua. The Prophet (saws) asked her to recite the following Dua: As a consequence of reciting this dua, she became the wife of the Holy Prophet (saws) when she had no hope of earning respect and a decent living.
اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِى فَرَجاً وَ مَخْرَجًا وَ الرْزُقْنِىْ خَيْرَ مِنْ حَيْثُ اَحْتَسِبُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا اَحْتَسِبُ
بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
7. Safeguard Against Poverty :Recte Sura Waqia 56 after Magrib Salat
8. Recite 100 or 30 times everyday
30 times for removing poverty -Ref [9] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524
9. Imam Sadiq(as) wondered that when a person aspires for wealth and property, why doesn’t he recite this ayat,because Allah has said that those who utter these words have acquired a great Bounty.
10. Recitation of istighfar 100 times before going to bed, removes poverty as mentioned by the Holy Prophet(saw)
AND also advised recitation of
11. Recite verses 65:2-3 for increase in sustenance and sufficing for important affairs.
وَ يَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ
وَ مَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ
إِنَّ اللهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا.
A well known Alim indicated that after each Salat, recite Tasbih Zahra(sa), 3 times Salwat, 3 times Sura Tawhid and then 3 times the above ayat.
12. Dua from Lady Fatima (sa )
Recite these 5 sentences regularly
Ya Rabbal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen
Ya Khairal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen
Ya Zal Quwwatil Mateen
Ya Rahemal Masaakeen
Ya Arhamar Raahemeen
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Baqiyatussalehat- the prayers for sustenance are as follows:
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . First: Mu`awiyah ibn `Ammar has reported the following: I once asked Imam al-Sadiq (`a) to teach me a supplicatory prayer for more sustenance. He therefore taught me a supplicatory prayer that I have never seen more effective than it. It is the following:Second: Imam al-Baqir (`a) is reported to have said to Zayd al-Shahham: For sustenance, you may say the following supplicatory prayer in the obligatory prayer while you are in the position of prostration:
Third:
Abu-Basir is reported to have said: I complained to Imam al-Sadiq (`a) about poverty and asked him to teach me a supplicatory prayer for sustenance. He therefore taught me a supplicatory prayer after which I have never needed anything. Precisely, the Imam (`a) instructed me to say the following supplicatory prayer in the Night Prayer while I am in the position of prostration:Referring to the same supplicatory prayer, Shaykh al-Tusi, in his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned that this supplicatory prayer may be said in the second prostration of the eighth unit of the Night Prayer.
Fourth: The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have instructed that this prayer might be said for asking for sustenance:
Fifth: Reporting this supplicatory prayer for seeking sustenance from Imam al-Sadiq (`a), Abu-Basir added that Imam al-Sadiq (`a) ascribed this prayer to Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn (`a):
Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat
It is reported that a man came to the Holy Prophet (s) and said, “I have many dependants and I am suffering too much because of debts. Therefore, instruct me a supplication by which Almighty Allah will provide me sustenance so that I can settle my debts and cover the needs of my dependants.” The Holy Prophet (s) taught him to do the following: You may do the ritual ablution very accurately and then offer a two unit prayer with accurate genuflection and prostration. Upon accomplishment, you may say the following supplication:Another Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat Before you go to your shop (or place of work), you may go to the mosque to offer two or four units of prayer after which you may say the following supplication:
Yet Another Salat/ Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat You may offer a two unit prayer; in the first unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and repeat Surah al-Kawthar (No. 108) three times. In the second unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and repeat Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas each three times.
Twenty-first: From Sayyid Ibn Tawus’s book of al-Mujtana,This prayer is for sustenance,and can be used for other purposes too:
Sahifa Sajjadia dua 29 'when Provision is stinted' ,
From Sahifa Alawia Dua 51 / 57 / 58(fajr)
Sahifa Radhvia- Ch 17 on Rizq
| Sermon 224 on Rizq |
Isteghfar Maujiz aasa
After Isha prayer Dua for Rizq ,
Imam Taqi(as) munajat on Rizq ,
Repayment of Debts page,
Success in Business
Miscellaneous Duas for increase in sustenance
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 .Duas from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)
a.Adopt the fear of Allah and make your inner self sincere and recite this Dua:b.Dua taught to Maaz Maaz complained to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) when he was under a debt. He (the Prophet) said: Do you want that Allah should liquidate your debts? He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). He (the Prophet) said:
Rizq Dua by Imam Mahdi (atfs) This dua is taken from Sahifa Mahdi and its a tawassul through the 9th Imam. Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi also in his biography of the 9th Imam (muntahal aamaal) mentions something on these lines that asking Allah (swt) by the 9th Imam for increase in sustenance is a tested and proved method that really works.
For seeking sustenance
Allamah Amili (r.a.) says: We have found in some books of supplication that one who writes these verses on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan and keeps it in his purse or his money box, Allah the High, will cause increase and the two will not be empty of it till he keeps it.For sustenance Write:
Another supplication for sustenance
In the History of Ali bin Anjab, known as Ibne Sayyi, he says: One who follows this supplication, his sustenance would become easy and their ways would become easy for him.
Another Supplication
7.Perform this ritual every Wednesday. Verse of sustenanceFrom the proven supplications of Shaykh Mufid for seeking sustenance is reciting seven times:
Also recite the following seven times: [7]
Rizq Duas From the Book Tohfatul Hashmiya Pdf
Recite the following for increase of sustenance:
Prayer for acquiring sustenance
A person came to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said: O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), I am having a family and these are debts upon me and my condition has become severe. So teach me a supplication to pray to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, by it so that He gives me to repay my debts and maintain my family. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: O Abdullah, perform the ritual ablution perfectly and pray 2 rakats of prayer and complete the bowings and prostrations, then say:
For seeking sustenance
Allamah Amili (r.a.) says: We have found in some books of supplication that one who writes these verses on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan and keeps it in his purse or his money box, Allah the High, will cause increase and the two will not be empty of it till he keeps it.
For sustenance Write:
Another supplication for sustenance
In the History of Ali bin Anjab, known as Ibne Sayyi, he says: One who follows this supplication, his sustenance would become easy and their ways would become easy for him.
Another Supplication
[1] Muhajjut Dawat, Ibne Tawus, Pg. 160
[2] As-Sahifa as-Sajjadiya al-Kamilah, Al-Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) Pg. 136, Manshuratil A’lami
[3] As-Sahifa Alawiya, Pg.152, India
[4] Makarim al-Akhlaq, Ash-Shaykh Tabarsi, Pg. 337
[5] Surah Talaq 65:2-3
[6] Surah Shura 42:19
[7] Mujarribat al-Imamiya, Pg. 159
[8] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524
[9] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524
[10] Surah Aale Imran 3:37
[11] Al-Misbah, Vol. 1, Pg. 337
[12] Al-Mukhla, al-Bahai, Pg. 186
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DUA'A 110 ?
Recite the following du-a'a 50 times daily for 20 days, inshallah soon poverty will leave your home. If it is recited 1000 times on any food, the eater of it will become your friend.
yaa ilaahal aalihatir rafee-u' fee jalaalihee
H A D I T H -- / Actions that increase/reduce Rizq
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): وقَدَّرَ الأرزاقَ فَكَثَّرَها وقَلَّلَها ، وقَسَّمَها على الضِّيقِ والسَّعَةِ ، فَعَـدَلَ فيها لِيَبتَلِيَ مَن أرادَ ، بِمَيسورِها ومَعسورِها ، ولِيَختَبِرَ بذلكَ الشُّكرَ والصَّبرَ مِن غَنِيِّها وفَقيرِها
Imam Ali (a.s.) said, 'He apportions sustenance, abundantly and sparingly, and He distributes them to those in need as well as to those who prosper, and He is Just in His allotment in order that he may test whomever He wishes with prosperity or with hardship, and that He may test therewith the gratefulness and perseverance expressed by both rich and poor.’
Nahjul Balaghah, Sermon 91
الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَشغَلْكَ رِزقٌ مَضمونٌ عن عَمَلٍ مَفروضٍ
Imam al-’Aaskari (a.s.) said, 'Do not let [preoccupation with] a sustenance that is guaranteed avert you from an act that is incumbent.’
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 374, no. 22
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَملِكُ إمساكَ الأرزاقِ وإدرارَها إلّا الرَّزَّاقُ.
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No one has the power to withhold or bestow sustenance except the All-Sustainer.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10838]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): وقَدَّرَ الأرزاقَ فَكَثَّرَها وقَلَّلَها ، وقَسَّمَها على الضِّيقِ والسَّعَةِ ، فَعَـدَلَ فيها لِيَبتَلِيَ مَن أرادَ ، بِمَيسورِها ومَعسورِها ، ولِيَختَبِرَ بذلكَ الشُّكرَ والصَّبرَ مِن غَنِيِّها وفَقيرِها.
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He apportions sustenance, abundantly and sparingly, and He distributes them to those in need as well as to those who prosper, and He is Just in His allotment in order that he may test whomever He wishes with prosperity or with hardship, and that He may test therewith the gratefulness and perseverance expressed by both rich and poor.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 91]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَتَشاغَلْ عمّا فُرِضَ علَيكَ بِما قد ضُمِنَ لَكَ فإنّهُ لَيسَ بفائتِكَ ما قد قُسِّمَ لَكَ ، ولَستَ بِلاحِقٍ ما قد زُوِيَ عنكَ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not preoccupy yourself away from the duties incumbent upon you in your bid to secure that which is guaranteed to you, for indeed neither will you miss out on that which has been apportioned for you, nor will you attain that which has been placed beyond your reach.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 187, no. 10]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اُطلُبُوا الرِّزقَ فإنّهُ مَضمونٌ لِطالِـبِهِ .
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Go out and seek your livelihood for it is guaranteed to the one who goes in search of it.’
[al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 303]
ـ الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَشغَلْكَ رِزقٌ مَضمونٌ عن عَمَلٍ مَفروضٍ.
Imam al-`Aaskari (AS) said, 'Do not let [preoccupation with] a sustenance that is guaranteed avert you from an act that is incumbent.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 374, no. 22]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنّ الرِّزقَ لا يَجُرُّهُ حِرصُ حَريصٍ ولا يَصرِفُهُ كَراهِيَةُ كارِهٍ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Sustenance cannot be pulled by the greed of an avaricious person nor repelled by the repugnance of a hostile person.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 68, no. 7]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِعلَمُوا أنَّ عَبدا وإن ضَعُفَتْ حِيلَتُهُ ، ووَهَنَتْ مَكِيدَتُهُ أنَّهُ لَن يُنقَصَ مِمّا قَدَّرَ اللّهُ لَهُ ، وإن قَوِيَ عَبدٌ في شِدَّةِ الحِيلَةِ وقُوَّةِ المَكِيدَة أ نّهُ لن يُزادَ عَلى ما قَدَّرَ اللّهُ لَهُ.
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Know that even if a servant was devoid of shrewdness and was feeble in his schemes, it would not reduce the amount of sustenance that Allah has apportioned for him, and even if a servant were to be skilfully shrewd and crafty, it would not do anything to increase the sustenance that Allah has apportioned for him.’[Amali al-Mufid, p. 207, no. 39]
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ اللّهَ تعالى وَسَّعَ أرزاقَ الحَمقى لِيَعتَبِرَ العُقَلاءُ ويَعلَمُوا أنّ الدنيا ليسَ يُنالُ ما فيها بِعَمَلٍ ولا حِيلَةٍ.
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily Allah, most High, has abundantly distributed sustenance even to the idiots, so that intelligent men may take a lesson from this and know that the wealth of this world cannot be obtained by work or cunning.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 34, no. 63]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ألا وإنّ الرُّوحَ الأمينَ نَفَثَ في رُوعِي أ نّهُ لَن تَمُوتَ نفسٌ حتّى تَستَكمِلَ رِزقَها ، فاتَّقُوا اللّهَ وأجمِلُوا في الطَّلَبِ ، ولا يَحمِلْ أحَدَكُم استِبطاءُ شَيءٍ مِنَ الرِّزقِ أن يَطلُبَهُ بغَيرِ حِلِّهِ ، فإنّهُ لا يُدرَكُ ما عِندَ اللّهِ إلّا بطاعَتِهِ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the archangel Gabriel blew into my mind that no soul shall pass away before the depletion of his sustenance in this world, so be wary of your duty to Allah and seek your livelihood through decent means, and let not a delay in your provision cause any of you to seek it through unlawful means, for verily what is with Allah is only acquired through His obedience.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 74, no. 2]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خُذْ مِن الدنيا ما أتاكَ وتَوَلَّ عمّا تَوَلّى عنك ، فإن أنتَ لَم تَفعَلْ فَأجمِلْ في الطَّلَبِ.
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Take from [the wealth of] this world that which comes to you, and avoid that which evades you, and if you cannot do this, then at least seek your livelihood through decent means.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 393]
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لِيَكُن طَلَبُكَ المَعيشَةَ فَوقَ كَسبِ المُضَيِّعِ ، دُونَ طَلَبِ الحَريصِ الراضِي بالدنيا المُطمَئنِّ إلَيها ، ولكنْ أنزِلْ نفسَكَ مِن ذلكَ بمَنزِلَةِ المُنصِفِ المُتَعَفِّفِ تَرفَعُ نفسَكَ عن مَنزِلَةِ الواهِي الضَّعيفِ وتَكتَسِبُ ما لابُدَّ للمُؤمنِ مِنهُ.
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Your quest to secure your means of subsistence should be such that it is neither like the earning of a wasteful squanderer, nor like the greedy man who loves and depends on this world. Rather, you must raise yourself from the level of weakness and incapacity, and bring yourself down [from the level of greed] to the level of an equitable and virtuous man, and seek your earning the way a believer should.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 33, no. 63]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لَو أنَّ ابنَ آدَمَ فَرَّ مِن رِزقِهِ كما يَفِرُّ مِنَ المَوتِ لَأدرَكَهُ كما يُدرِكُهُ المَوتُ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If man was to flee from his sustenance as he flees from death, it would find him just as death finds him.’
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, no. 40377]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الرِّزقُ يَطلُبُ مَن لا يَطلُبُهُ .
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sustenance runs after the one who does not run after it.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1408]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ الرِّزقَ رِزقانِ: رِزقٌ تَطلُبُهُ ، ورِزقٌ يَطلُبُكَ ، فإن أنتَ لَم تَأتِهِ أتاكَ .
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There are two types of sustenance: the sustenance that you seek out, and the sustenance that seeks you out, which even if you do not pursue it, it pursues you.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31]
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ اللّهَ عزّوجلّ جَعَلَ أرزاقَ المؤمنينَ مِن حيثُ لا يَحتَسِبُونَ ، وذلكَ أنَّ العَبدَ إذا لَم يَعرِفْ وَجهَ رِزقِهِ كَثُرَ دُعاؤهُ .
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has placed the believers' livelihoods whence they do not anticipate it to come, and that is because when the servant does not know the location of his livelihood, his supplication for it increases.
[ Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 5, p. 354, no. 34]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَهتَمَّ لِرِزقِ غَدٍ فإنّ كُلَّ غَدٍ يَأتِي بِرِزقِهِ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not worry about tomorrow's sustenance for every morrow brings its own sustenance.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 195, no. 52]
رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَتَشاغَلْ عمّا فُرِضَ علَيكَ بِما قد ضُمِنَ لَكَ فإنّهُ لَيسَ بفائتِكَ ما قد قُسِّمَ لَكَ ، ولَستَ بِلاحِقٍ ما قد زُوِيَ عنكَ
The Prophet (S) said, 'Do not preoccupy yourself away from the duties incumbent upon you in your bid to secure that which is guaranteed to you, for indeed neither will you miss out on that which has been apportioned for you, nor will you attain that which has been placed beyond your reach.’
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 187, no. 10
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ اهتَمَّ لِرِزقِهِ كُتِبَ علَيهِ خَطِيئَةٌ.
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who worries about his sustenance is recorded as having sinned.’
[Amali al-Tusi, p. 300, no. 593]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يقولُ اللّهُ سبحانَهُ وتعالى: لِيَحذَرْ عَبدِي الذي يَستَبطِئُ رزقِي أن أغضَبَ فَأفتَحَ علَيهِ باباً مِن الدنيا!
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Glorified and most High, says, "Let my servant be warned that if he is impatient with regard to My sustenance, then I will get angry and open to him a door of this world [and its temptations]”.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 195, no. 52]
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أنعَمَ اللّهُ تعالى علَيهِ نِعمَةً فَليَحمَدِ اللّهَ تعالى ، ومَنِ استَبطَأ (علَيهِ) الرِّزقَ فَليَستَغفِرِ اللّهَ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever Allah bestows His bounties upon must praise Allah, and whoever is impatient with regards to his sustenance must seek Allah's forgiveness.’
[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 46, no. 171]
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن استَبطَأ الرِّزقَ فَليُكثِرْ مِن التَّكبيرِ ، ومَن كَثُرَهَمُّهُ وغَمُّهُ فَليُكثِرْ مِن الاستِغفارِ .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who is impatient with regards to his sustenance must increase his proclamation of Allah's greatness [takbir or proclaiming allahu akbar: Allah is the greatest (ed.)], and he who worries and frets much [about his livelihood] must increase his seeking of forgiveness.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9325]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الرِّزقُ أسرَعُ إلى مَن يُطعِمُ الطَّعامَ ، مِن السِّكِّينِ في السَّنامِ .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Sustenance comes to those who feed others faster than a knife can cut though flesh.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 362, no. 71]
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ لمّا قيلَ لَهُ: اُحِبُّ أن يُوَسَّعَ عَلَيَّ في الرِّزقِ ؟ ـ: دُمْ على الطَّهارَةِ يُوَسَّعْ علَيكَ في الرِّزقِ.
The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked how one could bring about an increase in one's sustenance, to which he replied, 'Always remain in the state of purity (Tahara) and your sustenance will be plentiful.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44154]
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أكثِرُوا مِن الصَّدَقَةِ تُرزَقُوا .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Increase your charity and you will be provided more.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 176, no. 10]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مُواساةُ الأخِ في اللّهِ عزّوجلّ تَزِيدُ في الرِّزقِ .
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Helping out one's brother in faith from one's own wealth, for the sake of Allah, increases sustenance.
[ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 395, no. 22]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): استَنزِلُوا الرِّزقَ بالصَّدقَةِ.
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Attract sustenance by giving in charity.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 137]
ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): علَيكَ بالدعاءِ لإخوانِكَ بظَهْرِ الغَيبِ فإنّهُ يَهِيلُ الرِّزقَ.
Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'You must pray fervently for your brothers [in faith] in secret, and sustenance will pour down on you.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 60, no. 14]
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ البِرَّ يَزِيدُ في الرِّزقِ .
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily kindness leads to an increase in sustenance.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 81, no. 84]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن حَبَسَ عن أخيهِ المسلمِ شيئا مِن حَقٍّ حَرَّمَ اللّهُ علَيهِ بَرَكةَ الرِّزقِ إلّا أن يَتوبَ .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever deprives a fellow Muslim brother of his right, Allah forbids him the benediction of sustenance until he repents.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 350, no. 1]
ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اللّهُمّ ارزُقْ محمّداً وآلَ محمّدٍ ومَن أحَبَّ محمّداً وآلَ محمّدٍ ، العَفافَ والكَفافَ، وارزُقْ مَن أبغَضَ محمّداً وآلَ محمّدٍ المالَ والوَلَدَ.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Allah provide moderation and sufficiency to Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and to those who love Muhammad and his family, and provide abundance of wealth and progeny to those who harbour hatred for Muhammad and his family.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 140, no. 3]
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما قَلَّ وكَفى خَيرٌ مِمّا كَثُرَ وألهى.
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'That which is little yet sufficient is better than that which is abundant and distracting [as a result].’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 395, no. 1]
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَى آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكَاتٍ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ وَالأَرْضِ...
1. Chapter al-Ā‘rāf - 7:96: ) (“And if the people of the towns were to believe and observe piety, surely we would have opened to them the blessings of the heaven and the earth…”
2. Chapter al-Talāq - 65:2-3: )
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللٌّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا. وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ
(“And whosoever is God-wary (observes piety) He would make for him a way out [from difficulties] and Bestow on him sustenance from whence he expects not…”
3. Chapter Nūh - 71:10-12:)
فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا. يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا. وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا
( “Then I said: seek forgiveness from your Lord, [for] indeed He is the Most-forgiving; He would send down abundance of rain upon you; and aid you with wealth and sons; and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.”
These verses inform the human being about the best path of ensuring sustenance and avoiding the calamity of hunger. If the culture of taqwā and istighfār (in its various manifestations and dimensions] were to prevail, hunger would no more be a predicament save in cases of Divine trial.) (“And We would certainly try You with somewhat of fear and hunger…”[27] We also have many traditions that guide the hungry and the destitute, as well those who would like to disseminate the culture of independence, about the ways of achieving sustenance. Following are some examples:
1. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[28]:إِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَزِيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ. “Indeed, virtuousness increases sustenance.”
2. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[29]:حُسْنُ الْخُلْقِ يَزِيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ. “Good behaviour (akhlāq) increases sustenance.”
3. The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said[30]:دُمْ عَلى الطَّهَارَةِ، يُوَسَّعُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الرِّزْقِ. “Always be in the state of tahāra (purity) and your sustenance shall be increased.”
1. Good intentions.
2. Sil-e-Reham - Staying in touch with family and relatives and being good towards them.
3. Always staying in a state of wudhoo.
4. Telling the truth.
5. Not swearing/taking oaths.
6. Istighfar - Seeking forgiveness from Allah (SWT).
7. Good Akhlaq - good moral/ethics.
8. Not being greedy and being gracious for all the blessings of Allah (SWT).
9. Joining the two namaazes and reciting the taqbeerat.
10. Being present in the mosque at the time of azhan.
11. Saying namaaz in Jamaat.
12. Being absolutely attentive and humble during namaaz.
13. Being kind to all the forty neighbors on each of the four side of your house.
14. Clipping nails on Thursday.
15. Sweeping the main door of the house and keeping it tidy.
16. Having good behaviors with the momineen.
17. Combing your hair.
18. Punctuality.
19. Being trustworthy.
20. Saying the azhan and repeating it while being said.
21. Staying awake in the morning.
22. Giving priority to Allah's (SWT) commands over people's wishes.
23. Must not consider rizq (sustenance) to be something insignificant.
24. Giving sadqa - alms.
25. Reciting Sura -e- Yaseen in the morning and Sura -e- Waqia at night.
26. Saying namaaz -e-Vitr.
27. Praying for the momineen in their absence.
28. Avoiding futile conversations.
29. Avoiding unchaste actions.
30. Not talking in the toilet.
31. Good handwriting.
32. Being a pleasant speaker.
33. Reciting this one hundred times a day: La illaha illalahul malikul haqul mobeen.
34. Frequently repetition of : Lahawla wa la qoowata illa billahil aliyyil azeem.
35. Praying any outstanding and night prayers.
36.Reciting Sura -e- Tawheed when entering the house.
37. Wearing a finger ring either of aqeeq or firouza with lahawla wa la qowwata illa billahil aliyyil azeem engraved on the stone.
38. Washing hair with the herbs of sidr and khutmi.
39. Saying Subhan Allah thirty times daily.
40. Turning on the lights of the house before sunset.
41. Washing hands before and after eating.
Things that reduce Rizq
1. Considering namaaz to be insignificant.Praying in haste and hurry
2. Being disrespectful with parent.
3. Addressing parents by their names.
4. Walking in front of the aged.
5. Cursing one's own children and praying bad things for them.
6. Breaking ties /enstranged relationship with relatives.
7. Managing financial affairs without any consideration and prior thought.
8. False swearing.
9. Expressing greed.
10. Having the habit of lying.
11. Turning away the needy.
12. Rushing out of masjid.
13. Going to the market before sunrise.
14. Taking a long time in markets.
15. Buying bread from a faqeer beggar.
16.Sleeping between the time for Namaaz-e-Fajr and sunrise.Sleeping immediately after sunset and before sunrise ,Sleeping a lot.
17. Sleeping naked.
18. Eating while lying down.
19. Keeping the dishes undone (not washing them).
20. Not honoring breadcrumbs.
21. Not washing hands before and after eating.
22. Using all kinds of wood for a toothpick.
23. Biting nails.
24. Combing hair with a broken comb.
25. Being stingy.
26. Lavish the expenditures without a purpose.
27. Eating and drinking in the state of janabat&.
28. Urinating in the shower.
29. Urinating while naked.Urinating while standing 30. Shameless behavior.
31. Not cleaning /removing spider webs from house
32. Keeping garbage in the rooms.Keeping dirt and filth in the house.
33. Sleeping while the sun is setting.
34. Listening to music.
35. Sitting at the main door.
36. Eating in an unclean and cracked dish.
37. Eating in the state of (junub) ceremonial impurity 38. Wiping the hands and mouth with sleeves.skirt 39. Sweeping the house at night.
40. Leaving the food and drinks uncovered.
41. Having an appearance of a beggar.
42. Not praying for the parents whether they are dead or alive
43. Being severe with the wife in the matters of food and clothing.
44. Being lazy.
Performing wuzu in a latrine
Burning the peels of garlic or onion
To hold in contempt or turn the back upon the means of sustenance.
Sitting near graves without reason for long periods.
Passing through flocks of sheep and other cattle.
Cutting nail by the teeth
Revelling in greed and avarice
;Ignoring beggars
Swearing false oath
Keeping water flowing without reason during the night.
Causes that Hamper Sustenance The esteemed author of> Mir’ātu’l Kamāl, the late Āyatullāh al-Shaykh Māmaqānī has filled six pages full of reasons that cause poverty and hamper one’s sustenance. References have also come in the gloss of a later edition of this three-volume opus of devotions. Those interested can look at pages 569-583. Here, however, we would like to suffice ourselves with mentioning only a few of them:
Expression of greed, sleeping between maghrib and ‘ishā prayers‘, sleeping between fajr and sunrise, severing relationship with near relatives, sleeping naked for long durations, cursing one’s children, eating in the state of lying down, abandoning prayers for one’s parents, backbiting,(over eating, extravagance, etc.), seeking the faults of people, eating while walking, urination and sexual intercourse while facing qibla, urinating on water, laughing excessively especially near graves and gatherings of the learned, not lending money to one who is need, expression of poverty to one who possesses wealth, and excessive sleep.
Āyatullāh Māmqānī mentions about 175 causes in his manual. Therefore, it is essential for us to propagate the culture of taqwā in those poor societies, which can absorb the teachings of Allah(swt). Taqwā in every dimension of life enables one to experience happiness in this world as well as the Hereafter.
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Nahjul Balaghah, Sermon 91
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 374, no. 22
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10838]
[al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 303]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 374, no. 22]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 68, no. 7]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 34, no. 63]
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 74, no. 2]
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 393]
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, no. 40377]
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1408]
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31]
[ Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 5, p. 354, no. 34]
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 187, no. 10
[Amali al-Tusi, p. 300, no. 593]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 195, no. 52]
[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 46, no. 171]
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9325]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 362, no. 71]
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44154]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 176, no. 10]
[ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 395, no. 22]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 60, no. 14]
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 81, no. 84]
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 350, no. 1]
Extract From Manifestations book Ensuring Sustenance
2. Chapter al-Talāq - 65:2-3: )
3. Chapter Nūh - 71:10-12:)
These verses inform the human being about the best path of ensuring sustenance and avoiding the calamity of hunger. If the culture of taqwā and istighfār (in its various manifestations and dimensions] were to prevail, hunger would no more be a predicament save in cases of Divine trial.) (“And We would certainly try You with somewhat of fear and hunger…”[27] We also have many traditions that guide the hungry and the destitute, as well those who would like to disseminate the culture of independence, about the ways of achieving sustenance. Following are some examples:
1. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[28]:
2. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[29]:
3. The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said[30]:
Actions which increase / decrease Rizq
There are a multitude of factors that determine Rizq,which is partly ordained will reach you irrespective and partly dependant on the effort ( cause /effect relationship). HE feeds the insect in the depth of the Oceans as well has taken upon Himself to provide in accordance with HIS wisdom to our benefit.1. Good intentions.
2. Sil-e-Reham - Staying in touch with family and relatives and being good towards them.
3. Always staying in a state of wudhoo.
4. Telling the truth.
5. Not swearing/taking oaths.
6. Istighfar - Seeking forgiveness from Allah (SWT).
7. Good Akhlaq - good moral/ethics.
8. Not being greedy and being gracious for all the blessings of Allah (SWT).
9. Joining the two namaazes and reciting the taqbeerat.
10. Being present in the mosque at the time of azhan.
11. Saying namaaz in Jamaat.
12. Being absolutely attentive and humble during namaaz.
13. Being kind to all the forty neighbors on each of the four side of your house.
14. Clipping nails on Thursday.
15. Sweeping the main door of the house and keeping it tidy.
16. Having good behaviors with the momineen.
17. Combing your hair.
18. Punctuality.
19. Being trustworthy.
20. Saying the azhan and repeating it while being said.
21. Staying awake in the morning.
22. Giving priority to Allah's (SWT) commands over people's wishes.
23. Must not consider rizq (sustenance) to be something insignificant.
24. Giving sadqa - alms.
25. Reciting Sura -e- Yaseen in the morning and Sura -e- Waqia at night.
26. Saying namaaz -e-Vitr.
27. Praying for the momineen in their absence.
28. Avoiding futile conversations.
29. Avoiding unchaste actions.
30. Not talking in the toilet.
31. Good handwriting.
32. Being a pleasant speaker.
33. Reciting this one hundred times a day: La illaha illalahul malikul haqul mobeen.
34. Frequently repetition of : Lahawla wa la qoowata illa billahil aliyyil azeem.
35. Praying any outstanding and night prayers.
36.Reciting Sura -e- Tawheed when entering the house.
37. Wearing a finger ring either of aqeeq or firouza with lahawla wa la qowwata illa billahil aliyyil azeem engraved on the stone.
38. Washing hair with the herbs of sidr and khutmi.
39. Saying Subhan Allah thirty times daily.
40. Turning on the lights of the house before sunset.
41. Washing hands before and after eating.
Things that reduce Rizq
1. Considering namaaz to be insignificant.Praying in haste and hurry
2. Being disrespectful with parent.
3. Addressing parents by their names.
4. Walking in front of the aged.
5. Cursing one's own children and praying bad things for them.
6. Breaking ties /enstranged relationship with relatives.
7. Managing financial affairs without any consideration and prior thought.
8. False swearing.
9. Expressing greed.
10. Having the habit of lying.
11. Turning away the needy.
12. Rushing out of masjid.
13. Going to the market before sunrise.
14. Taking a long time in markets.
15. Buying bread from a faqeer beggar.
16.Sleeping between the time for Namaaz-e-Fajr and sunrise.Sleeping immediately after sunset and before sunrise ,Sleeping a lot.
17. Sleeping naked.
18. Eating while lying down.
19. Keeping the dishes undone (not washing them).
20. Not honoring breadcrumbs.
21. Not washing hands before and after eating.
22. Using all kinds of wood for a toothpick.
23. Biting nails.
24. Combing hair with a broken comb.
25. Being stingy.
26. Lavish the expenditures without a purpose.
27. Eating and drinking in the state of janabat&.
28. Urinating in the shower.
29. Urinating while naked.Urinating while standing 30. Shameless behavior.
31. Not cleaning /removing spider webs from house
32. Keeping garbage in the rooms.Keeping dirt and filth in the house.
33. Sleeping while the sun is setting.
34. Listening to music.
35. Sitting at the main door.
36. Eating in an unclean and cracked dish.
37. Eating in the state of (junub) ceremonial impurity 38. Wiping the hands and mouth with sleeves.skirt 39. Sweeping the house at night.
40. Leaving the food and drinks uncovered.
41. Having an appearance of a beggar.
42. Not praying for the parents whether they are dead or alive
43. Being severe with the wife in the matters of food and clothing.
44. Being lazy.
Performing wuzu in a latrine
Burning the peels of garlic or onion
To hold in contempt or turn the back upon the means of sustenance.
Sitting near graves without reason for long periods.
Passing through flocks of sheep and other cattle.
Cutting nail by the teeth
Revelling in greed and avarice
;Ignoring beggars
Swearing false oath
Keeping water flowing without reason during the night.
Causes that Hamper Sustenance The esteemed author of> Mir’ātu’l Kamāl, the late Āyatullāh al-Shaykh Māmaqānī has filled six pages full of reasons that cause poverty and hamper one’s sustenance. References have also come in the gloss of a later edition of this three-volume opus of devotions. Those interested can look at pages 569-583. Here, however, we would like to suffice ourselves with mentioning only a few of them:
Expression of greed, sleeping between maghrib and ‘ishā prayers‘, sleeping between fajr and sunrise, severing relationship with near relatives, sleeping naked for long durations, cursing one’s children, eating in the state of lying down, abandoning prayers for one’s parents, backbiting,(over eating, extravagance, etc.), seeking the faults of people, eating while walking, urination and sexual intercourse while facing qibla, urinating on water, laughing excessively especially near graves and gatherings of the learned, not lending money to one who is need, expression of poverty to one who possesses wealth, and excessive sleep.
Āyatullāh Māmqānī mentions about 175 causes in his manual. Therefore, it is essential for us to propagate the culture of taqwā in those poor societies, which can absorb the teachings of Allah(swt). Taqwā in every dimension of life enables one to experience happiness in this world as well as the Hereafter.
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