Saying “We Shall Provide the Sustenance”

Question

Qari Fakhr al-Din said to a man, “We shall provide the sustenance.” Is it permissible and correct to say so according to the Sacred Law?

Answer

If Qari Fakhr al-Din is alive, the meaning should be asked of him himself; it may be that his explanation removes the difficulty. In reality the Provider of sustenance is Allah Most High; the Arabs, however, say figuratively: [ar]رَزَقَ الْأَمِيرُ الْجُنْدَ[/ar] — “the commander gave the army its rizq”, that is, distributed [their pay].

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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