Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Sustenance and One Who Seeks It

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Divine Decree 28 Trust in God 6 Greed/Stinginess 5 Contentment (Qana'ah) 3 Gratitude 2 Spending in God's Path 1 Intention 1 Intellect/Reason 1 Worship 1 Soul (Nafs) 1 Death 1

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hadith 3936
Imam Ali (AS) said, Make sustenance come down by [giving] charity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِسْتَنْزِلُوا الرِّزقَ بِالصَّدَقَةِ
Tags Spending in God's PathDivine Decree
hadith 3937
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Glorified, dislikes to put the sustenance of his believing servants except [in places] from where they least expect it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ أبى أنْ يَجْعَلَ أرزاقَ عِبادِهِ المُؤْمِنينَ إلاّ مِنْ حَيثُ لايَحتَسِبُونَ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3938
Imam Ali (AS) said, Assistance comes down from Allah to the extent of the provisions [that are required for sustenance].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَنْزِلُ مِنَ اللّهِ المَعُونَةُ عَلى قَدْرِ المَؤُنَةِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3939
Imam Ali (AS) said, Your sustenance is seeking you, so spare yourself the trouble of seeking it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رِزْقُكَ يَطْلُبُكَ فَأرِحْ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ طَلَبِهِ
Tags Divine DecreeTrust in God
hadith 3940
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who seeks sustenance from the wicked has accepted deprivation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَضِيَ بِالحِرمانِ طالِبُ الرِّزقِ مِنَ اللِّئامِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3941
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sustenance of every person is preordained just as the end of his life is predetermined.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رِزْقُ كُلِّ امْرِء مُقَدَّرٌ كَتَقْديرِ أجَلِهِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3942
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sustenance of a person is proportionate to his intention.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رِزقُ المَرْءِ على قَدْرِ نِيَّتِهِ
Tags Divine DecreeIntention
hadith 3943
Imam Ali (AS) said, That which has been decreed for you will come to you, so take it easy in your earning.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَوْفَ يَأتيكَ ما قُدِرَ لَكَ فَخَفِّضْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ
Tags Divine DecreeTrust in God
hadith 3944
Imam Ali (AS) said, All of you are the dependants of Allah, and Allah, the Glorified, takes care of His dependants.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّكُمْ عِيالُ اللّهِ وَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ كافِلُ عِيالِهِ
Tags Trust in God
hadith 3945
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every sustenance there is a means, so be moderate in your seeking [it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ رِزق سَبَبٌ فَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3946
Imam Ali (AS) said, No [other] seeker will ever overtake you in [acquiring] your sustenance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَسْبِقَكَ إلى رِزْقِكَ طالِبٌ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3947
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nobody will ever overcome you in getting that which has been decreed for you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَغلِبَكَ على ما قُدِّرَ لَكَ غالِبٌ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3948
Imam Ali (AS) said, That which has been apportioned for you will never escape you so be moderate in what you seek.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَفُوتَكَ ما قُسِمَ لَكَ فَأَجْمِلْ فِي الطَّلَبِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3949
Imam Ali (AS) said, That sustenance which has been decreed for a soul shall not escape it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَفُتْ نَفْساً ما قُدِّرَ لَها مِنَ الرِّزقِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3950
Imam Ali (AS) said, If sustenance was bestowed based on understanding and intellect, the animals and foolish ones would not live.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ جَرَتِ الأرْزاقُ بِالألبابِ وَ العُقُولِ لَمْ تَعِشِ البَهائِمُ وَالحَمْقى
Tags Divine DecreeIntellect/Reason
hadith 3951
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is [too] concerned about his next days sustenance will never be successful.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اهْتَمَّ بِرِزقِ غَد لَمْ يُفْلِحْ أبَداً
Tags Trust in God
hadith 3952
Imam Ali (AS) said, One of the most pleasant blessings is abundant sustenance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ هَنيءِ النِّعَمِ سَعَةُ الأرْزاقِ
Tags Gratitude
hadith 3953
Imam Ali (AS) said, What a good blessing abundant sustenance is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ البَرَكَةُ سَعَةُ الرِّزقِ
Tags Gratitude
hadith 3954
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not let seeking that which is guaranteed for you be more important to you than the action which has been made obligatory upon you to perform.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَكُنِ المَضْمُونُ لَكَ طَلَبُهُ أَوْلى بِكَ مِنَ المَفْرُوضِ عَلَيْكَ عَمَلُهُ
Tags Divine DecreeWorship
hadith 3955
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not let the worry of the day which has not come upon you bear on the day which has [already] come upon you, for indeed if it will be from your lifetime, [then] Allah, the Glorified, will grant your sustenance in it and if it is not from your lifetime then what worry do you have for that which is not for you?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَحْمِل هَمَّ يَوْمِكَ الَّذي لَمْ يَأتِكَ على يَوْمِكَ الَّذي قَدْ أتاكَ فَإنَّهُ إنْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عُمْرِكَ يَأتِكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ فيهِ بِرِزقِكَ وَ إنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عُمْرِكَ فَما هَمُّكَ بِما لَيْسَ مِنْ أجَلِكَ
Tags Trust in GodDivine Decree
hadith 3956
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sustenance is not acquired by toiling [for it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايُنالُ الرِّزقُ بالتَّعَنّي
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3957
Imam Ali (AS) said, No one possesses the ability to withhold sustenance or to bestow it except the Sustainer.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَمْلِكُ إمْساكَ الأرْزاقِ وَ إدْرارَها إلاّ الرَّزّاقُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3958
Imam Ali (AS) said, Your sustenance seeks you with more intensity than you seek it, so be moderate in what you seek.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَطْلُبُكَ رِزْقُكَ أشَدَّ مِنْ طَلَبِكَ لَهُ فَأَجمِلْ في طَلَبِهِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3959
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be moderate in what you seek, for how many greedy people have been disappointed and how many who are moderate have not been unsuccessful!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ فَكَمْ مِنْ حَريص خائب و مُجْمِل لَم يَخِبْ
Tags Divine DecreeGreed/Stinginess
hadith 3960
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sustenance seeks the one who does not seek it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الرِّزقُ يَطْلُبُ مَنْ لايَطْلُبُهُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3961
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sustenance is not acquired by greed or by being sought after.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأرْزاقُ لاتُنالُ بِالحِرْصِ وَ المُطالَبَةِ
Tags Divine DecreeGreed/Stinginess
hadith 3962
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed I will complete my sustenance, and struggle with my [lower] self and will end with my [allotted] portion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي مُسْتَوْف رِزقي وَ مُجاهِدٌ نَفْسي وَ مُنْتَه إلى قِسْمي
Tags Divine DecreeSoul (Nafs)
hadith 3963
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily you will acquire your share - your sustenance is guaranteed and that which has been decreed for you will be fulfilled, so spare yourself the trouble of the wretchedness of greed and the humiliation of seeking [from others]; trust in Allah and take it easy in your earning.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ مُدْرِكٌ قِسْمَكَ وَ مَضْمُونٌ رِزْقَكَ وَ مُسْتَوْف ما كُتِبَ لَكَ فَأَرِحْ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ شَقاءِ الحِرْصِ وَ مَذَلَّةِ الطَّلَبِ وَ ثِقْ بِاللّهِ وَ خَفِّضْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ
Tags Divine DecreeTrust in GodGreed/Stinginess
hadith 3964
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be satisfied and you will be relaxed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِرْضَ تَسْتَرِحْ
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3965
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be satisfied with that which has been apportioned for you and you will be a [true] believer.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِرْضَ بِما قُسِمَ لَكَ تَكُنْ مُؤْمِناً
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3966
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be satisfied with the sustenance that has been apportioned for you and you will live a life of prosperity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِرْضَ مِنَ الرِّزقِ بِما قُسِمَ لَكَ تَعِشْ غَنيّاً
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Divine Decree
hadith 3967
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sustenance has been apportioned; the greedy has been deprived [of what he seeks beyond his share].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلرِّزقُ مَقْسُومٌ الحَريصُ مَحْرُومٌ
Tags Divine DecreeGreed/Stinginess
hadith 3968
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who seeks more [than what has been apportioned for him], falls into loss.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طَلَبَ الزِّيادةَ وَقَعَ فِي النُّقصانِ
Tags Greed/Stinginess
hadith 3969
Imam Ali (AS) said, The deprived may [also] be granted sustenance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ يُرْزَقُ المَحْرُومُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3970
Imam Ali (AS) said, Neither will you overtake your death nor will you get the sustenance that is not [decreed] for you, so why are you making yourself miserable O wretched one?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِسابِق أجَلَكَ وَ لا بِمَرْزُوقِ ما لَيْسَ لَكَ فَلِما ذا تُشْقي نَفْسَكَ يا شَقِيُّ
Tags Divine DecreeDeath