15. Allah has said: "... And lay your trust in Allah if indeed ye are men of faith." (S. 5 : 23 SAL) "... And for him who resteth his dependence on Allah, He will be All-Sufficient..." (S. 65 : 3 SAL)

16. It is reported by Miyan Fareed (RZ) that Imam Mahdi (AS) said: " If a seeker of Allah is sitting in his room (hujra) and hears the footsteps of somebody and if the thought crosses his mind that somebody might have brought futuh (donations), it is not tawakkal (trust in Allah).

17. It is narrated that Malik Ahmed Ishaq had heard from Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir (RZ) that when Imam Mahdi (AS) went to the city of Budh, there was a trader who was favourable (muafiq) to the Mahdavis. Miyan Syed Salamullah (RZ) went to the city on some errand. He happened to pass in front of the door of the trader unintentionally. The trader sent eighty thousand tinkas (local coins) to Imam Mahdi (AS) through him. Imam Mahdi (AS) did not accept the amount. Miyan Salamullah (RZ) said: "Miranjio, Allah has sent it and has (caused it) to reach you". Imam Mahdi (AS) asked: "Why did you bring it? This is not said to have been sent by Allah. It is called halal (lawful). But it is not halal-e-tayyab (chastely lawful)".

18. It is reported by Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir (RZ) that Imam Mahdi (AS) said: "There is one thing that is called halal (lawful) and there is halal-e-tayyab (chastely lawful). That which is lawful in Shariat is halal. And halal-e-tayyab is that which comes all of a sudden, unexpectedly and without craving (be-ikhtiar or involuntarily). At that time, the glance is directed towards Allah (that He has given it). Besides, one is not accountable for halal-e-tayyab (on the Day of Resurrection). Allah has said: "... Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she (Mary) was, he found that she had food. He said: 'O, Mary ! Whence cometh unto thee this (food)?' She answered: 'It is from Allah.' Allah giveth without stint to whom He will." (S. 3 : 37 SAL)

19. It is narrated that Imam Mahdi (AS) has called tay'in (or ta'iyun) as la'in (accursed). (Ta'yin is a fixed, scheduled, allocated periodical income). Imam Mahdi (AS) has said that Allah's food (rizq) is that which He has mentioned in His Book: "... And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out. And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine...". (S. 65 : 2 and 3 AYA)

20. Bandagi Malik Illahdad (RZ) has explained the meaning of this Quranic Verse thus: "Whoever fears Allah is free from the limitations (that his food -rizq- will come from such and such a source); he turns his face away from the world, and then He (Allah) will reveal to him the source, to make him come out of his self (khudi) and He will give him his food from a place from which he does not expect (his food). And whoever trusts Allah, He is sufficient for him. That very person reaches the friendship of Allah. In other words, he reaches Allah.

21. Imam Mahdi (AS) has said that the Trust (tawakkal) for food on Allah is no Trust as, Allah has already promised that: "There is nothing that moveth on earth, the nourishment of which doth not depend on Allah..." (S.11 : 6 SAL). This is a promise by Allah. Whoever has faith in this promise, he is a mumin (believer): otherwise, he is a kafir (infidel). This is so because when a kafir makes a promise that he would make you his guest today, you will remain hungry the whole day, and do not eat anything. The promise is of Allah and His promise is (more) reliable.

22. Imam Mahdi (AS) has said that Trust is that one has confidence in the zath (nature) of Allah, and, morning and evening, one is in the ardent desire to find Allah. Hence, one should not be tempted to expect food from the rich, and in pursuance of that objective, one should not be hospitable to the rich. One should not go to their houses and should not befriend them.

23. Prophet Muhammad (SLM) has said that whoever offers hospitality to a rich man on account of his riches, and scorns a faqir (poor man) on account of his poverty; his name would be written among the enemies of Allah and the enemies of the Apostles on the skies and the earths. None of his needs will be met and his prayers (supplications) are not answered.

24. Prophet Muhammad (SLM) has said that whoever entered the houses of the rich, he emerged (from there) unhappy with his Lord (Rab).

25. It is narrated by Prophet Ibrahim (AS) (Abraham AS) that when the accursed King Nimrod tried to catapult Ibrahim (AS) into the fire, and even as he was being hurled through the air, Archangel Gabriel (AS) reached him and asked: "Do you need me?" Ibrahim (AS) said: "I do not need you." Gabriel (AS) suggested: "Ask Allah." Ibrahim (AS) said: " His knowing my condition is enough for me. What is the need of asking?" (That is tawakkal.)

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