Allah the Highest divided and provided our provisions for us as He decided our life span.  He made our provisions come to us through worldly means.  Provisions usually but not always come to us through some one else by way of work or trade or charity or any other means, then to another and another etc.

This way every one will be a trial and temptation for another.  First to who our provisions come from and from who get their provisions through us.  These trial and temptations are continuous and never end.  If a slaves gets out of this circle through death, holding up or if Allah the Highest decreases his provisions, he will be replaced by others to that the circle will always be complete and unbroken. 

Allah the Highest guaranteed for those who spend wisely in doing good that what they spend will be replaced saying : “WHATEVER GOOD YOU SPEND, HE WILL REPLACE IT, FOR ALLAH IS THE BEST PROVIDER”.

Also Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Charity never decreases money”.

But should a slave holds his hand from spending in Halal in the ways he used to spend and through which Allah provides others, fearing that his money will perish.  This will be a cause for Allah the Highest to hold provisions from him and provide the others by other means.

Man is but a carrier or the provisions from Allah the Highest to his slave and his provisions come to from Allah the Highest through other slaves.  If a person does not fulfill this function and keeps the provisions from others, Allah the Highest will hold provisions back from him.  And Allah know best.

Dr. Ahmed Saafan