Before we go any further...

Before we go any further, it is essential to confine our words to the words of Ahl Al-Bayt -asws without addition or omission to the words of Ahadith, e.g.\u200f, \n \u0648\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0642\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u0627\u064b \u064a\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0633\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0623\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0646\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0623\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \n (Abu Abdullah -asws said in a lengthy Hadith): And if a group were to say regarding us -asws what we -asws are not saying regarding ourselves -asws , we -asws disavow to Allah -azwj from them, we -asws disavow to Allah -azwj from them!\u2019\u2019 [11] \n Who is Raziq?

\n Allah -azwj is the \u2018\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0632\u0650\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e\u2019 ( Khair ul Raziqeen – the best among the providers), as mentioned in several Holy Verses in the Quran (e.g., 5:114.

15:20, 22:58, 23:72, 34:39 and 62:11 ) [12] .\u00a0 Also\u00a0 \u2018\u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0644\u0650\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e\u2019 Ahsen ul Khalakeen (23:14, 37:125). [13] \n The supplications found in the Ahadith mostly start with \u2018Allah Huma\u2019 (O Allah -azwj ) as taught by the Masomeen -asws .

The above two topics we will discuss, one after the other, so how do we ask for the \u2018Rizq\u2019 (sustenance)?\u00a0 Indeed, through supplications! \n Can we make a \u2018Wasila\u2019 (an intermediary) to ask for our needs? From a Shia perspective: Yes! \n Also, can one ask for Rizq from Allah -azwj as well as from Masomeen -asws ? Yes, let’s move on and address these questions in the following paragraphs.