عنْ عمرَ رضي الله عنه، عنْ النّبيِّ ﷺ قال: «لو أنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلُونَ على اللهِ حقَّ توكُّلِه، لرُزِقْتُمْ كما تُرْزَقُ الطَّيْرُ، تَغْدو خِماصًا، وتَرُوحُ بِطانًا»
69 - To have faith and to seek a livelihood
‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
1. Were you to place your trust in God as truly as it should be, He would have given you your provisions in the same way as birds are provided with theirs; 2. They begin the day hungry and finish it well fed.
Related by Ahmad, 205; al-Nasāʼī, 11805; al-Tirmidhī, 2344.
Related Quranic Verses
It is in God that all believers must place their trust. (11) And why should we not place our trust in God, when He has guided us on our paths? Hence we will bear with patience all your persecution. In God alone let all those who trust place their trust.
(14: 11-12)
God will be sufficient for everyone who puts his trust in Him. God always attains His purpose. God has set a measure for everything.
(65: 3)
When you have resolved about a course of action, put your trust in God. God loves those who put their trust in Him.
(3: 159)
