Few subjects touch our daily lives as constantly as rizq, our provision. It shapes how we work, how we worry, and how we relate to the future. Yet many of us carry quiet anxiety about sustenance, income, and “enough,” even while believing that Allah is Ar-Razzāq.

This course explores the Islamic understanding of rizq as a complete system: decreed by Allah, sought through lawful effort, and received with trust and gratitude. Across three guided sessions, participants will move from the theology of provision to its practical and psychological reality,  learning how the Qur’an and Sunnah frame sustenance not only as wealth, but as health, knowledge, peace of heart, righteous company, and guidance. Rooted in classical sources and connected to contemporary questions of financial worry and contentment, the course offers both clarity of belief and calm of heart.

Learning outcomes: by the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define rizq in its full Islamic scope and explain the meaning of Allah’s name Ar-Razzāq.
• Describe how divine decree, lawful effort (asbāb), and reliance (tawakkul) work together rather than in conflict.
• Distinguish between the quantity of provision and its barakah (blessing), and identify the practices the Sunnah connects to expanded rizq.
• Apply an Islamic framework to financial anxiety, cultivating contentment and trust in place of fear.

Course structure

Session 1 — What Is Rizq? The theology of provision; Allah as Ar-Razzāq; rizq as decreed and guaranteed; the many forms provision takes beyond money.

Session 2 — How the System Works. The balance of effort and trust; the famous hadith of the birds; lawful provision and barakah; common misconceptions that cause unnecessary fear.

Session 3 — Living With Trust. Spiritual causes that open rizq (taqwā, istighfār, gratitude, charity, kinship ties); addressing the psychology of provision-anxiety; building contentment and a peaceful relationship with what we are given.