Allah Almighty says: {And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah} [Al-Jumu‘ah: 10]
1) Pursuit of sustenance following the performance of acts of worship is something recommended and commendable in the Shariah.
2) The Shariah takes people’s needs into consideration, and so it has prohibited begging and encouraged working and being active.
539/1 - Al-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwām (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If one of you takes his rope, goes to the mountain, cuts some firewood, carries it on his back, and sells it, thereby Allah saves his face (his dignity) is better for him than to ask people and they either give him or deny him.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
540/2 - Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If one of you cuts a bundle of firewood and carries it on his back (to sell it) is better for him than to beg from someone and he either gives him or denies him.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
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1) Lawful work is a source of honor and dignity for the believer, even if it is lowly in people’s eyes.
2) It is part of reliance upon Allah Almighty that a person pursues the proper means, starts to work, and seeks his sustenance.
541/3 - He also reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Dāwūd (Prophet David, peace be upon him) would only eat from the earnings of his manual labor.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
542/4 - He also reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Zakariyya (Prophet Zechariah, peace be upon him) was a carpenter.” [Narrated by Muslim]
543/5 - Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘di Yakarib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No one has ever eaten food better than what his own hands have earned. Indeed, the Prophet of Allah, David, used to eat from the earnings of his own hands.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
1) The Muslim is urged to work and earn from his own labor. What a person does by himself takes priority over what is done by others.
2) They encourage us to follow the guidance of the Prophets (peace be upon them), as they used to earn their living from their own labor, though they are the best of mankind in the sight of Allah, as He said about them: {Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example.} [Al-An‘ām: 90]