Rizq

Provision: everything that comes to a person from God, from money to knowledge.

Rizq means in Islam livelihood or provision: everything God gives a person to live on. That is not only money or food, but also health, knowledge, family, friends, peace and faith. One of the names of God is Ar-Razzaq, the Provider.

The Quran says that there is no living creature on earth whose provision does not rest with God. At the same time the tradition asks for effort: the Prophet taught that you should tie your camel and then trust in God. Rizq and work thus go together. What is meant for you reaches you; what is not meant for you does not reach you. That insight gives peace in the face of envy and fear of want.

What increases rizq, according to tradition, includes gratitude, maintaining family ties, istighfar, asking forgiveness, and giving sadaqa. According to a well-known hadith, whoever gives loses nothing of their wealth.

In classical dream interpretation rizq plays a large role. Many images are read as provision coming: rain in its season, fertile land, fruit, milk, honey, eggs, fish and green crops. A dream about food you receive can thus be read as rizq, especially if it is halal and good. A dream about losing such things is read more cautiously, as a trial or an encouragement to patience and gratitude.

A well-known tradition also says that a soul does not die before it has received its full rizq; that is why no one need fear missing what is meant for them.

Rizq in Islam is therefore broader than prosperity, and a dream about provision is often also about peace and trust. On Dreamkin the Islamic readings of dreams about money, food and rain often refer to this concept.