Islam and the Legitimate Means for Attaining Sustenance

Abstract

Islam is a religion that promotes pro-activeness day and night and seeking for

means of life through legitimate ways. Islam has zero tolerance to laziness and

begging. The focus of this paper is to demonstrate that seeking sustenance (rizq) is

a legitimate endeavor when done through permissible means. It emphasizes that

Allah, who created human beings, has promised to provide for them, with their

provision being predestined and written even before their birth, at the time the soul

being breathed into their body. The lawful means of increasing sustenance in Islam

include various actions and virtues encouraged by the religion, such as piety

(taqwa), reliance on Allah (tawakkul), seeking forgiveness (istighfar), maintaining

family ties (silatar-rahim), marriage, charity (sadaqah), kindness to others, and

other approved actions in Islam. The main objectives of this paper is to disclose

how Islam is encouraging Muslim Ummah to be highly dedicated in their life

sustenance and also to look for halal. It also shows concern about the human lives

being as vicegerent of Allah on earth, he must be highly pure so also his sustain

must be pure for Allah to accept it.