Sūrat al-Talāq (Divorce)

He also said:

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As for His words:

“Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him”

“and provide for him from where he does not expect.”

Here Allah explains that He wards off harm from the God-fearing person by making a way out for him, and brings him benefit by facilitating his provision. Provision is a term for everything that nourishes a human being; this encompasses provision in this world and provision in the Hereafter.

Someone once said, “No God-fearing person has ever fallen into poverty.” They asked, “Why?” He replied, “Because Allah says:

‘Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him’

‘and provide for him from where he does not expect.’”

Someone may object: “We see people who fear Allah yet are deprived, and others who are the opposite yet receive provision.”

The answer is that the verse establishes that the God-fearing person receives provision from where he does not expect; it does not indicate that those who are not God-fearing receive no provision. Rather, every created being must receive provision. Allah Most High says:

“There is no creature on earth but that its provision rests with Allah.”

So much so that