Generosity and Provision –
The Companions from Medina, may Allah be pleased with them, once requested the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to divide their orchards of palm trees equally between them and the Companions from Mecca, may Allah be pleased with them. As the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, did not desire to cause them stress, he advised them to retain ownership and instead allow the Companions from Mecca, may Allah be pleased with them, to work with them on their lands and then divide the produce of the land between them. This has been discussed in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, Number 3782.
Even though the Companions from Medina, may Allah be pleased with them, shared their wealth and homes with the Companions from Mecca, may Allah be pleased with them, the latter did not become lazy and dependent on others. Rather, they worked hard to earn lawful provision in order to provide for themselves and others. For example, Sa’d Ibn Ar Rabee, offered half is wealth to Abdur Rahman Bin Auf, may Allah be pleased with them, but the latter kindly declined and instead headed for the marketplace to earn his lawful provision. This has been discussed in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, Number 2048.
The first incident is connected to chapter 3 Alee Imran, verse 92:
“Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love. And whatever you spend – indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.”
This verse makes it clear that a person cannot be a true believer meaning, they will possess a defect in their faith, until they are willing to dedicate the things they love for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. Even though many believe this verse applies to wealth but it in fact means much more. It includes every blessing which a Muslim likes and loves. For example, Muslims are happy to dedicate their precious time on the things which please them. But they refuse to dedicate time to pleasing Allah, the Exalted, beyond the obligatory duties which barely takes an hour or two in one’s day. Countless Muslims are happy to dedicate their physical strength in different pleasurable activities yet, many of them refuse to dedicate it to the things which please Allah, the Exalted, such as voluntary fasting. More commonly, people are happy to strive in things which they desire like obtaining excess wealth which they do not need even if it means they have to do overtime and give up their sleep yet how many strive in this way in the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and facing destiny with patience? How many give up their precious sleep in order to offer voluntary prayers?
It is strange that Muslims desire lawful worldly and religious blessings yet, overlook a simple fact. That they will only gain these things when they dedicate the blessings they possess in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted. How can they dedicate minimal things to Him and still expect to achieve all their dreams? This attitude is truly strange.
In addition, the main events under discussion also indicate the importance of avoiding a lazy attitude whereby one avoids using the resources they have been granted, such as their physical strength, and instead relies on others to aid them in order to fulfil their basic needs. The duty of a muslim is to use the resources granted to them according to the teachings of Islam in order to earn their provision so that they can fulfil their necessities and responsibilities. One must remember that their provision was allocated to them over fifty thousand years before Allah, the Exalted, created the Heavens and the Earth and this allocation cannot change. This has been advised in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6748. One only needs to fulfil their part and then patiently wait to receive their allotted provision. The characteristic of a muslim is that they fulfil their needs and responsibilities and aid others. It is not that they become a burden on society by living off the efforts of other people, unless they are legitimately entitled to it, such as disabled people.
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