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Answer. Know it for certain that God supplies provisions to some persons even if they did not possess any property or money.
Some people are ruined when their property is destroyed or taken away by theft. God does not do anything which has got no good in it. If he destroyed his property, it is for his good or for the good of his religion. God has bestowed favours on him by giving him wealth.
When he dies of hunger, he should have this faith that it would be good for him in the Hereafter if he dies hungry. God has disliked it for him without cutting his virtues. When he believes it, it is equal for him to possess wealth or not to possess. Hazrat Omar said : I don't care whether I rise up in the morning poor or rich, as I don't know which is better for me. Whose has not perfected his sure faith in {hree matters, God- reliance does not take firm root in him. For this Abu Solaiman Darani said to Ibn Abul Hawaii : I have got in every stage except sincere God-reliance and I take only the smell of God-reliance. This wasinspite of his high position. Hejtfidfi could not acquire reliance of the highest order God-relitfnce does not become perfect till one fully believes in three things : TKere is no doer except God, there is no giver of provisions except God and it it is better for one what God destined for him regarding his property, solvency birth and death. So the foundation of God-reliance is laid on the strength of faith. All the religious stages of words and deeds are established on the foundation of faith, In a word, the stage of Gdd-reliance is understandable, but they require heart and certain faith. The Sage Sahal Tastari said : He who attributes faults to earnings, finds faults with sunnat and with the giving up of earnings, finds fault with Tauhid.

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Question. What is the medicine which will turn the mind from attachment to the outer causes towards good conjecture of God?