The Muslim Woman and Work: Balance and Priorities

« Work, oh Yes, but Without Forgetting Who We Are»

Today, society makes us believe that if we don’t work or earn money ourselves, we are useless, dependent, or weak. But where is faith in all of this?

Who is the real Provider? Who decides what we will have tomorrow? Who wrote our sustenance even before we were born? It is Allah, and only Allah.

Sustenance (rizq) doesn’t come from a boss, a bank account, or a paycheck. Rizq comes from Allah.

" اللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ"

"Allah increases or limits provision for whomever He wills among His servants. Indeed, He has full knowledge of everything"(Sourate Al-‘Ankabût, verset 62)

We chase after money as if it’s all in our hands, as if our survival depends on it. But that’s just an illusion.

🌿 We don’t need to exhaust ourselves running after rizq.

🌿 We don’t need to pressure our husbands to earn more.

🌿 We just need to raise our hands in prayer and ask the One who gives without limits.

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ :"لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ، لَرَزَقَكُمْ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ، تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا، وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا"

"If you truly placed your trust in Allah, He would provide for you just as He provides for the birds. They leave in the morning with empty stomachs and return in the evening full."  (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)

The Modern Trap: Becoming Slaves to Work

Let’s be honest: why are we being pushed to work so much? Why should women be exhausted, stressed, and burdened on top of everything else they already manage?

📌 The economy needs more workers to produce and consume more.

📌 It needs more families dependent on the system.

📌 And who benefits from this? Shaytān himself.

His goal is to make us forget why we are here: to worship Allah, live in peace, and prepare for the Hereafter.

الشَّيْطَانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْفَحْشَاءِ وَاللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًا وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ"

"Satan threatens you with poverty and commands you to be indecent, while Allah promises you forgiveness and blessings." (Surat Al-Baqara, verse 268)

Let’s not fall for this trap. Let’s not believe the lie that without work, we will have nothing.

The Real Effort: Trusting Allah and Strengthening Our Faith

Want to see your rizq increase effortlessly?

💎 Make more du’ā (supplications).

💎 Pray with sincerity.

💎 Be kind, graceful, and at peace.

💎 Stay modest and respectful.

💎 Spread goodness around you.

And watch how Allah sends you rizq without you even chasing it.

📢 Thinking that we must work to survive is a lack of faith in Allah.

📢 Believing our rizq depends on a paycheck is forgetting who truly provides for us.

📢 If we live in fear of not having enough, it’s because we are trusting the world instead of trusting Allah.

Put your trust in Allah, and He will take care of you. 🌿

Embracing Our Feminine Role

Why spend our lives chasing money when we were created for something greater?

✅ We were created to be at peace.

✅ We were created to bring warmth and light.

✅ We were created to nurture love and serenity.

Our priority is Allah, not work, not money, not exhaustion.

If we truly want happiness, we must return to our essence: a life of serenity, trust, and faith.

🌸 Let’s not waste our lives on obligations that aren’t ours.

🌸 Let’s not let the system pull us away from our true purpose.

🌸 Let’s not believe the lie that our well-being depends on a salary.

Our well-being depends on Allah—always.

What Really Matters

1️⃣ Rizq is in Allah’s hands, not ours.

2️⃣ We shouldn’t sacrifice ourselves for a system that takes us away from God.

3️⃣ We must reconnect with our true nature peaceful, confident, and faithful.

4️⃣ Our prayers, trust, and faith are what bring true blessings.

And above all...

💖 Don’t fall into Shaytān’s trap. He wants us to believe that money is our only source of security. But the real source of everything is and always will be Allah.

✨ Trust your Creator, and watch how He blesses you beyond your expectations.✨

🤲 اللهم ارزقنا رزقاً حلالاً طيباً واسعاً مباركاً فيه، من غير كد ولا تعب، برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين"

 "O Allah, provide us with pure, blessed, and effortless sustenance, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful.."

May Allah grant us rizq without struggle and allow us to live in peace and faith. 🤲💖