37/14. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4165 — Do Not Despair of Rizq
Reliance and certain faith
Hadith About Rizq: Do Not Despair of Provision
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4165
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4165
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَلاَّمِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ أَبِي شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ حَبَّةَ، وَسَوَاءٍ، ابْنَىْ خَالِدٍ قَالاَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهُوَ يُعَالِجُ شَيْئًا فَأَعَنَّاهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " لاَ تَيْأَسَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ مَا تَهَزَّزَتْ رُءُوسُكُمَا فَإِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ تَلِدُهُ أُمُّهُ أَحْمَرَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قِشْرٌ ثُمَّ يَرْزُقُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
Habbah and Sawa’ Narrated from:
We entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was doing something, so we helped him with it. Then he said: ‘Do not despair of provision so long as your heads are still moving, for a person’s mother bears him red with raw skin, then Allah provides for him.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4165In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 66English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4165
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4165
This hadith about rizq speaks to people who feel fear about provision. Habbah and Sawa’ entered upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was doing something, and they helped him. He then told them not to despair of provision as long as their heads were still moving. He gave a clear example: a person is born from his mother red, with raw skin, and then Allah provides for him. The hadith does not deny hardship, work, or need. It simply closes the door to despair while life remains. For someone searching for a hadith about provision, the message is warm and direct: the One who provided for a helpless newborn can provide through the stages of life.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer should not fall into despair over provision while life remains.
- Allah’s care is shown from the helpless state of birth.
- Helping others is shown in the setting of this narration.
- Fear about rizq should be met with hope in Allah’s provision.
