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Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O people! There is nothing that brings you closer to Paradise and distances you from the Fire except that I have commanded you with it, and there is nothing that brings you closer to the Fire and distances you from Paradise except that I have forbidden you from it. Indeed, the Trustworthy Spirit—and in a narration: Indeed, the Holy Spirit breathed into my awareness—that a soul will not die until it has received its full provision, so fear Allah and seek 1 with dignity, and let not the delay of provision lead you to seek it through the disobedience of Allah; for what is with Allah is not attained 2 except through His obedience."
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Note 1
(1) His statement: And seek with dignity: Seek with dignity means to be moderate and not exceed, doing so in the prescribed manner without neglecting rights in manners, without greed or agitation. (As stated in Al-Lama'at) (2) His statement: Is not attained except through His obedience: In it is that provision is decreed and allotted, inevitably reaching the servant, but if the servant strives and seeks in a prescribed manner, it is described as lawful, and if sought in an unprescribed manner, it is unlawful. His statement: "What is with Allah" indicates that all provision, lawful and unlawful, is from Allah, and in this is clear evidence for Ahlus-Sunnah that both lawful and unlawful are called provision, both from Allah, contrary to the Mu'tazilah. Gathered from Al-Mirqat.
Note 2
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Note 1
(۱) قوله: وأجملوا في الطلب أجمل في الطلب اعتدل فلم يفرط، وذلك بأن يكون على الوجه المشروع وغير محل بالحقوق في الآداب من غير حرص واضطراب. كذا في «اللمعات».
Note 2
(۲) قوله : لا يدرك ما عند الله إلا بطاعته فيه أن الرزق مقدر مقسوم لا بد من وصوله إلى العبد، لكن العبد إذا سعى وطلب على وجه مشروع وصف بأنه حلال، وإذا طلب بوجه غير مشروع فهو حرام، فقوله: «ما عند الله» إشارة إلى أن الرزق كله من عند الله الحلال والحرام، ففي هذا دليل بين لأهل السنة على أن الحلال والحرام يسمى رزقًا، وكلَيْهِ من عند الله خلافا للمعتزلة، ملتقط من «المرقاة».