Earning livelihood as mentioned in Al-Quran بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡم Earning - provision (rizq) and livelihood is a plan from Allah AlAaraf 07:10 And surely, We gave you authority on the earth, and We appointed for you therein livelihoods. Little are the thanks that you give. وَ لَقَدۡ مَكَّنّٰكُمۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَـكُمۡ فِيۡهَا مَعَايِشَؕ قَلِيۡلاً مَّا تَشۡكُرُوۡنَ‏ Allah placed mountains for storing water (ice) and land for growing crops AlHijr 15:19 And the earth, We have spread it out, and We have placed on it firm mountains, and We have caused to grow therein of all kinds of things in due proportion. وَ الۡاَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنٰهَا وَ اَلۡقَيۡنَا فِيۡهَا رَوَاسِىَ وَ اَنۡۢبَتۡنَا فِيۡهَا مِنۡ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ مَّوۡزُوۡنٍ‏ Such was the plan by Allah to provide sustenance to mankind and to others AlHijr 15:20 And We have made for you therein means of livelihood, and those for whom you are not providers. وَ جَعَلۡنَا لَـكُمۡ فِيۡهَا مَعَايِشَ وَ مَنۡ لَّسۡتُمۡ لَهٗ بِرٰزِقِيۡنَ‏ Allah has treasures of all things but provision is in measured quantity AlHijr 15:21 And there is not anything, but that with Us are its treasuries. And We do not send it down except in a known measure. وَ اِنۡ مِّنۡ شَىۡءٍ اِلَّا عِنۡدَنَا خَزَآٮِٕنُهٗ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهٗۤ اِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَّعۡلُوۡمٍ‏ Every living creature’s provision and sustenance is upon Allah Houd 11:6 And there is not any living creature on the earth but that upon Allah is its provision. And He knows its definite abode and its temporary deposit. All is in a clear Book. وَ مَا مِنۡ دَآبَّةٍ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ اِلَّا عَلَى اللّٰهِ رِزۡقُهَا وَ يَعۡلَمُ مُسۡتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسۡتَوۡدَعَهَا‌ؕ كُلٌّ فِىۡ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ‏ Allah has made permissible the adornments of life through lawful means AlAaraf 7:32 Say: “Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His slaves and the good things of provision.” Say: “They are for those who believe, in the life of this world, (and) exclusively on the Day of Resurrection.” Thus, do We explain in detail the revelations for a people who have knowledge. قُلۡ مَنۡ حَرَّمَ زِيۡنَةَ اللّٰهِ الَّتِىۡۤ اَخۡرَجَ لِعِبَادِهٖ وَ الطَّيِّبٰتِ مِنَ الرِّزۡقِ ‌ؕ قُلۡ هِىَ لِلَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا فِى الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا خَالِصَةً يَّوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الۡاٰيٰتِ لِقَوۡمٍ يَّعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ Allah enlarges and straitens the provision for whomsoever He wills AlIsra 17:30 Indeed, your Lord enlarges the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills). Indeed, He is All Knower, All Seer of His servants. اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبۡسُطُ الرِّزۡقَ لِمَنۡ يَّشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهٖ خَبِيۡرًۢا بَصِيۡرًا‏ Allah has preferred some of you above others in provision AnNahal 16:71 And Allah has preferred some of you above others in provision. Then, those who are preferred do not hand over their provision to those (slaves) whom their right hands possess, so they become equal (partners) in it. Is it then the bounty of Allah that they deny. وَاللّٰهُ فَضَّلَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلٰى بَعۡضٍ فِى الرِّزۡقِ‌ۚ فَمَا الَّذِيۡنَ فُضِّلُوۡا بِرَآدِّىۡ رِزۡقِهِمۡ عَلٰى مَا مَلَـكَتۡ اَيۡمَانُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِيۡهِ سَوَآءٌ‌ ؕ اَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ اللّٰهِ يَجۡحَدُوۡنَ‏ Turning away from Allah’s remembrance brings hardship in livelihood Taha 20:124 And whoever turns away from My remembrance, indeed then for him is a life of hardship, and We shall gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind.” وَ مَنۡ اَعۡرَضَ عَنۡ ذِكۡرِىۡ فَاِنَّ لَـهٗ مَعِيۡشَةً ضَنۡكًا وَّ نَحۡشُرُهٗ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ اَعۡمٰى‏ Blessed provision of your Lord is better than splendor of the life of the world Taha 20:131 And do not strain your eyes towards that by which We have given enjoyment to various groups of them, the splendor of the life of the world, that We may test them thereby. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring. وَ لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ اِلٰى مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهٖۤ اَزۡوَاجًا مِّنۡهُمۡ زَهۡرَةَ الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا  ۙ لِنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيۡهِ‌ؕ وَ رِزۡقُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٌ وَّ اَبۡقٰى ‏