The dictionary meaning of رزق - to provide with the means of subsistence, to bestow. Terminologically it is said to be a continous endowment by Allah. Rizq could be of food, wealth, health, physical bounties as well as spiritual bounties.
This word is always referred with reference to Allah who is called as رازق. Allah, the Wise, has said in the Holy Quran:
وَ مَا مِنْ دَآبَّةٍ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ عَلَى اللهِ رِزْقُها
“And there is no creature on the earth but on Allah is the sustenance of it.”(Hud : 6)
The distribution of sustenance is per the wish of Allah and He gives it to whomsoever He wishes. The Almighty states in His Book :
اللّهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاء وَيَقَدِرُ وَفَرِحُواْ بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلاَّ مَتَاعٌ
“Allah grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills; and they (who are given abundance) rejoice in the life of this world - even though, as compared with the life to come, the life of this world is naught but a fleeting pleasure.” (Ar’ Ra’d : 26)
A person is required to ask all things from Allah. This asking shows the helplessness of man. A person who realises his helplessness in front of Allah with regards to getting a particular thing turns to Allah and prays to Allah for it.
أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ
“Are they, then, not aware that it is Allah who grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills?” (Az-Zumar : 52)
There are certain factors behind the increase and decrease of sustenance. Our deeds, good or bad become the deciding factor in the quantum of our sustenance being increased or decreased by Allah. The one of the best way to increase our sustenance is to seek forgiveness of those deeds and pray to Allah to provide us the best of sustenance.
With these things in mind let us have a glance at a typical thing which a person is asking from Allah during Ziarat Ashura. We read
فَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَنِي بِمَعْرِفَتِكُمْ وَ مَعْرِفَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكُمْ، وَ رَزَقَنِي الْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكُم
“Then, I make a plea with Allah to honor me by giving me the recognition of yourself and your
friends and provide me with the sustenance of being disassociated with your enemies”
Through these words, a person is seen asking Allah, the sustenance of Tabarra. We are asking for Tabsarra ie being disassociated with the enemies of Imam Husain (as). There are seven occasions in Ziarat Ashoora where a person is expected to disassociate himself with the enemies of Allah His Prophet (s.a.w.) and AhleBayt (a.s.).
These words show not only the importance of Tabarra but it points to the fact that Tabarra is also sustenance endowed by Allah. As mentioned previously, not everybody gets equal amount of sustenance and it is as per will of Allah. It would not be wrong to conclude that not everybody gets the same amount of sustenance of Tabaara too.
Like in other sustenance, our deeds also affect the quantum of sustenance of Tabarra. A person who does not enjoy the mention of Fazael of Ahle Bait (as), is lazy with regards to programmes and events concerning the wilayat of Ahle Bait (as) etc is bestowed with less amount of Tabarra too.
Hazrat Imam Sadiq (as) reports from Holy Prophet (sawa): “What has happened to some people in my Ummah, who become cheerful and jubilant when Ibrahim and the progeny of Ibrahim are mentioned to them; but when I and my progeny are mentioned, they detest it and frown at it! By He Who sent me as a truthful Prophet, if a person dies after having performed the (good) deeds of 70 Prophets, but he has no liking for the authority of our Ahlul Bait, Allah will not accept his obligatory or voluntary acts of worship.” (Amali Shaikh Mufeed (ar) 13th Assembly, tradition no 8)
Similarly, God forbid, if a person has some kind of love for the enemies of Ahle Bait (as), for the followers of their enemies due to some business relations, family ties, friendship, has liking with regards to their concepts, books, speakers etc, he can be in deep trouble with regards to this sustenance of Tabarra.
Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (as) said : “…our love can never be combined with the love of our adversaries in one heart. Allah has not assigned to any man two hearts in his chest -loving one group with this heart and loving those who are their enemies with the other.” (Amali Shaikh Mufeed (ar) 27th Assembly, tradition no 4)
Let us conclude this discussion with a pray to Allah that he forgives our sins, especially those which decrease the sustenance of Tabarra. May Allah helps us recognise things which take us away from the love of Ahle Bait (as) and towards the love of enemies of Ahle Bait (as).
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