Question

Is this narration authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If you adopt tawakkul [in the proper meaning of tawakkul], Allah will feed you like He feeds the birds. They emerge [from their nests] hungry in the morning,

Answer

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) and other Muhaddithun have recorded this Hadith.

Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If you all depend on Allah with due reliance as he ought to be relied upon, you would have been granted provision/sustenance as birds are granted sustenance. They go forth hungry in the morning and return with a full belly at dusk.”

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2344. See additional references here)

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic (hasanun sahih).

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

سنن الترمذي:
(٢٣٤٤) – حدثنا علي بن سعيد الكندي، قال: حدثنا ابن المبارك، عن حيوة بن شريح، عن بكر بن عمرو، عن عبد الله بن هبيرة، عن أبي تميم الجيشاني، عن عمر بن الخطاب، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لو أنكم كنتم توكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقتم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا».
هذا حديث حسن صحيح، لا نعرفه إلا من هذا الوجه. وأبو تميم الجيشاني اسمه: عبد الله بن مالك.