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Shaykh ʿAlī al-Ḥudhayfī explained:
POINT 1: A servant must believe that sustenance is in Allāh's hands. This is known in the fiṭrah, through the intellect and through observation.
The Shaykh mentioned the verse:
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allāh is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. [1]
Allāh has guaranteed sustenance of all creatures, men and jinn and all species of animals. Allāh obligated this on Himself in this verse for every creature.
The Shaykh mentioned the verse:
Indeed Allāh is al-Razzāq (the Great Provider)[2]
And the ḥadīth:
All of you are hungry except the one I have fed, so seek food from me, I shall feed you, all of you are naked except the one I have clothed, so seek clothing from me and I shall clothe you...
And the ḥadīth:
Verily, the Pure Spirit (Jibreel) inspired to me that no soul will die until [its appointed time is completed and] its due provision has been brought to it [in full].