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Hadith and Guidance on Earning Lawful Sustenance
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without begging people, for the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good Then, he (peace be upon him) said: Observe that which benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not slacken, and if anything befalls you, do not say: "Law" (If ) I had done so and so, such and such would have happened, rather say: Allah did what He had destined to do, for "Law " opens the (gate) for the Satan. Related by Imam Muslim in His Sahih (authentic book of Hadith).
The Prophet (may Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon him) also says: Nobody has ever eaten better food than that which one has earned by working with their own hands, and the Prophet of Allah, Dawud (David), used to eat from the earnings of his manual work. Related by Al­Bukhari in the Sahih And he (peace be upon him) was asked about the best means to earn one's living, he said, "Manual work and lawful sale" Related by Al­Bazzar and classed as Sahih (authentic) by Al­Hakim .
Therefore, O Servant of Allah, you should strive to seek for Halal sustenance and earning and do away with people; you should seek to gain Halal earning away from cheating, betrayal, and lying. Earn what is permissible by observing truth and fulfilling your trust, whether this happens during buying, selling, trade, smithery, enameling, writing, building, or any other permissible work, it is authentically reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The two parties doing a transaction have the option (of cancelling it) until they part. If they are honest and disclose (any defects), their transaction will be blessed, but if they lie and conceal (defects) the blessing will be wiped out. (Agreed upon by Imams Al­Bukhari and Muslim).
I ask Allah by His beautiful Names to guide us and all Muslims to whatever pleases Him, and to grant everyone abidance by truth, support of His Religion and word, and to make better the conditions of all Muslims everywhere. I also ask Him to assign whoever is best to rule them, guide their rulers to every thing that gains His pleasure and uprightness of the countries and people. I also ask Him to support them in all good, and to reform their retinue for them, and render them guided and be of guidance, upright leading to uprightness, and to grant them success in ruling His Servants in accordance with Allah's Shari`ah and making the Umam (nations) abide by it. May Allah protect them from the insinuations of the Satan and the straying Fitan, for He is the Most­Able to do this! May He bestow upon Muslims in all places understanding of their Din and abiding by it! May He help them support one another in virtuousness and piety and help all of us to do whatever pleases Him! May peace and blessing be upon His Servant and Messenger our Prophet Muhammad, his family, Companions and whoever followed them in virtue.